"About Me", by Joseph

Joseph's "About Me" story

On open house night at the children's elementary school the students had colored, made, written or crafted something special which was hanging in the hallways at each classroom.  I get to the third grade room and the class had done "About Me" stories....a fill in the blank story.  Joseph's jumped out, of course, for the writing and details did not look like the other third graders.  At first that broke my heart as I felt he would soon realize he was so far behind the others.  But then I read it and laughed and cried so hard.  Here is his story through his eyes:

                                                    All About Me

                                                          Joseph

                                        All about me in the year:  2010

1. 
   
   I like to eat:  GUMBO
2. 
   
   I like to play:  FOOTBALL
3. 
   
   On T.V. I watch:  FOOTBALL
4. 
   
   My favorite movie is:  FOOTBALL
5. 
   
   My best friend is:  MRS. HAECKER AND MRS. NELSON
6. 
   
   When I grown up I want to be a:  ARCHAEOLOGIST

He did not finish the page but what he said was so cute!  He really does love gumbo.  We call his tummy his gumbo pot.  And football......he wants so bad to play football.  And that really was shocking that he did not put that down as what he wants to be one day.  But then I remembered that his memory and answers are robotic and he learned the word archaeologist from me one day at the beach.  He was digging in the sand saying how he liked to dig for treasures.  I told him that maybe he will grow up to be an archaeologist.  I explained what that was and every time we went to the beach he would ask me "what is that again that likes to dig and that I am going to be when I grow up?"  So, there you have it! 

The most touching part was his best friends.  Mrs. Haecker is his SPED teacher.  He would stop the world for her if he could.  He loves her so much and sees her as his best friend.  And Mrs. Nelson is his para who he loves just as much.  God bless these beautiful women for touching my son's heart and life the way they have.  It is rare today to find such devoted teachers.  I will treasure Joseph's "About Me" story forever!