14/11/2025
💫 When the ripples pay off 💫
If you’re a parent or an educator, you know the long game.
The hope…
That one day all those tiny little moments of connection, listening, just being there, giving advice when it was asked for and allowing consequences to occur and being there through it….
That one day…
Those moments will all pay off, and what awaits at the other end is a bloody good human being who is killing it!
I still remember my first conversation with this young person….i asked him ‘how do you learn best, how do you want to be treated and how can I be the best teacher for you’.
I walked away from that moment promising I’d try to be that for him everyday.
I didn’t succeed, I had my bad days, as did he. We both had moments of accountability and apologies….
There were cringe times, oh sh*t times, shouldn’t be laughing but I am times….
We had way more winning moments, moments of immense pride, periods of ‘who is this awesome human’ and a lifetime of gratitude.
It’s a true gift to be able to walk alongside our young people. To be a safe and trusted adult in their life.
The honour is mine! 💫
