Home is not house

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Have you heard the song composed by Burt Bacharach, The House is not a Home. It is a nice song, "And a house is not a home. When there's no one there to hold you tight, And no one there you can kiss good night." but of course if it is from Bacharach it must be a good old love song. One time I sang this song to one of "our free time day" at school. Well I am not shy to sing regardless of how i sound" Maybe I sang it so well, when one "naughty" student begun crying... at first just tears then as I continue singing, he started to cry and cry and cry. I was struck, I thought it was his "naughty" move, (he is a boy that can really make our hair turned gray, grrrrr!) but then I continued my singing because my other students were listening. He did not stop, until he really burst into tears. After I sang the song, I approached him, and gently touched his back. He looked at me still in tears. noooo he was not playing on me. he was not doing one of his pranks. he was really crying. I gave him my tissue box and he started composing himself again, then after that, he has been quiet for the entire "our day period"... what have i done, as i kept on looking at him from time to time to check what he was doing. Then the period was over, he returned my tissue box. (opsies this time he threw all the tissues he had used in the trash can), Apologized. Again I was struck by this act. and asked him. why was he crying. He told me that, his parents just separated and the children were divided. Older children goes with father, and younger with mother. He is staying with his mother, but their big house now so quiet no more fighting from other siblings, no jokes no running around the house. We understood finally his behavior it was from he witness at home, fighting parents and finally separation. that's why he was touched with the lines of the song. Whew... now we understood him, he still pranks but we are more accommodating and understanding with him. Happy New year everyone.... Let us make our house a home