I am a Second Parent to...

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
April 1, 2021 9:24am CST
...one of my students tonight. When I entered the class online, my 10-yeard-old boy was crying. Honestly, I am not good at pacifying a child to stop whining over something. In fact, the shedding of tears is because of his mom. Hence, I was able to listen to his concern before proceeding to our class per se. As a teacher of his, I tried to be his second parent to him. Do you also consider your school teachers as the second parents? If not, who do you consider your second parent in life? Image Credit: yoursolutions2017.files.wordpress.com
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
1 Apr 21
No, I never considered my teachers as second parent... may be I considered a second mother my maternal grandmother.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
I am not lucky to have a second parent with my grandparents. First, I never met my mom's parents. Second, my late father's parents were not that close to us before. It was lately that my old man's mom acknowledged us as her own flesh and blood. Most of my teachers during the school days were not considered as my second parents. I am so timid and cannot open up with them.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
@LadyDuck I am glad that you were able to be with her for many years.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
3 Apr 21
@Shavkat I was with her only until I was 20, I moved out of my parents house when I got married.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Apr 21
That's good you could help him. I've never considered anyone as a second parent.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
I never had a second parent in my life, too. During my school days, some of the teachers are kept on telling us that they can be one. But I never felt the sincerity when claiming it by them.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Apr 21
@just4him I hope I can do that before
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Apr 21
@Shavkat It would take a special teacher to do that.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
1 Apr 21
I always used to consider my teachers parents and that's because like parents they teach us many things in our life.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
I heard so many friends of mine that they treat their teachers as second parent. I never encountered a teacher who tends to be one during my youth years. I must say that God is what I considered one.
DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
1 Apr 21
Aren't you my daddy?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
Oh, my. Is it? We need to have a DNA test then.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
2 Apr 21
@Shavkat Will you pay child support when it turns out I am your son?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
@DaddyEvil I am sure it will 0% match.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Apr 21
I had teachers that were special and i will never forget.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
Most of my teachers in high school were special ones to me. They had taught me many things and inspired me to dream big before entering university.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Apr 21
@Shavkat Same here. Good role models.
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Silvia
@Shxrubia (2751)
• Indonesia
1 Apr 21
Many people say that teachers are the second parents of children and yet I don't think so. The teachers at my school were annoying and disinterested in us students. They care but it's just a formality. But I know that not all teachers are like that. The person who is like my second mother is my aunt, she is always very kind to me.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Apr 21
I do agree that some teachers had claimed this. I did not see or feel beyond their words about it. Their main role is to teach the students but not other than. Sad to say, some of my teacher did not portray a good example for their students.