Moved to tears today

[AnonyMouse_19762]

Many, many years ago I had the privilege of working with 4 super boys from one family.......

 

The youngest has always held a very special place in my heart - I have seen him on and off over the years as we live in the same village.....

 

However, we had pretty much lost touch when he went off to Uni - see his mum from time to time and she updates me - imagine my surprise when I came home today to find that he had dropped a letter through my door......

 

He is studying Drama and Theatre Arts and it has been a long running 'joke' that I gave him his love for all things theatrical - I spent many a happy time playing Dorothy for him (Wizard of Oz) :1b

 

Anyway fantastic surprise and a lovely letter full of how well he is doing.

 

He is now moving into stage management.

 

He ended his letter with 'if I end up stage managing a production of The Wizard of Oz you will be the first person to get a ticket to the opening night!

 

How special is that?

[AnonyMouse_5970]

Oh how lovely of him to take the trouble to write you a letter. Very special. :1b

[FSFRebecca]

That's wonderful ... what an inspiration you are and how fantastic for him to go to all that effort to get in touch. You must send him a good luck charm:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wizard-Oz-Inspired-Dorothy-Brooch/dp/B005KR2Q6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465392608&sr=8-1&keywords=ruby+slippers+badge

[AnonyMouse_19762]

What a lovely idea I think I will!

[FSFRebecca]

What a lovely idea I think I will!

I am also available for Christmas and birthday present inspiration at a very reasonable charge - I accept payment in plain chocolate digestives!!

[AnonyMouse_15046]

That's beautiful Sunnyday!

I may have filled up myself just reading about it

[AnonyMouse_9650]

Oh how lovely - as well as giving him a love of drama you have also had such an impact that he took time and trouble to write to you as a young man - how fabulous.

[AnonyMouse_19782]

That's a lovely story Sunnyday - shows we do have an impact - I must say I don't always recognise some of my Uni crowd out and about - they change sooooo much.

[AnonyMouse_3139]

Wow thats some impression made!

 

Lovely story ::1a ::1a

[AnonyMouse_11396]

That is so lovely. It gives you such a wonderful feeling when they go past that embarrassed to see you stage and now come and give you a hug.

So to all our fellow practitioners you really are something special you know.xx

[AnonyMouse_19762]

Thank you for all of your lovely comments - I am so lucky to have you to share this with - it is only fellow early years peeps that would understand :1b

 

I don't kid myself that I really gave him his love for all things theatrical - all I did was what we all do everyday for the children in our care - I encouraged his interests and maybe, just maybe I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to recognise that he could go far! :1b

[AnonyMouse_26037]

That's beautiful Sunnyday!

 

I may have filled up myself just reading about it

 

Me too!

[AnonyMouse_30128]

:wub:

[AnonyMouse_13453]

That's wonderful. It's lovely when children remember us with appreciation. It makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it!

[AnonyMouse_8282]

:1b :1b :1b :1b What a lovely thread.

[AnonyMouse_21879]

Heartwarming. Thanks for sharing.

[AnonyMouse_64]

What a great story ☺

[AnonyMouse_5013]

It just shows the impact early years has on our young people and the impact you especially mad eon this young man.