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    She’s Leaving

    “Teacher Lindsay, is that your laundry?”

    Young girl holding an pan of homemade pizza.

    One of my students.

    After more than four years, she and her siblings have a forever mom and dad who are on their way to pick her up and take her home. Can you even imagine?

    This week we had a girls’ night, just us two. Making cheesy pizzas and no-bake cookies, listening to the High School Musical soundtrack, drinking orange pop, and talking about her life and my laundry.

    Woman with young girl.

    “Teacher Lindsay, I never get full for no-bake cookies.”

    It’s the definition of bittersweet.

    Young girls sitting on a fountain ledge.

    I love you, J-girl! We’re sure gonna miss you.

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