A SENTIMENTAL NOTE FOR THE BRIDE

One of our teachers was getting married. She was very popular with the first and second grade students and they wanted to do something for her. We decided to make a book, each page would have a letter of good wishes from the second graders. I wrote some words on the board like bridal, congratulations, gown, beautiful, happiness, etc. to get them started and told them to write from the heart.

One cute red headed boy put a lot of time into his, printing neatly and concentrating hard. When everyone was done he raised his hand to share his letter with the class. He started "Dear Ms. Brady, I hope you don't look like a big, fat idiot in your bridal gown.....The class burst into laughter and the boy burst into tears. I took him in the hall and started to chastise him for his unkind words for such a beloved and beautiful teacher and asked him whatever possessed him to write such a thing. Well, he sniffled, "My aunt got married last year and she looked like a big fat idiot in her dress. I didn't want Ms. Brady to look like an idiot like my aunt did."