Students can be sweet

Yesterday evening when I walked through the playground to say bye to some coworkers in aftercare, one of our middle school students asked me a question out of nowhere. He said, "Do you have a son or daughter?" I told him, "Neither. Why? Do you know some kids with my last name?" He said that he was just wondering. The student beside him is one whom I've known longer and he said to the other guy, "I knew she didn't have kids," then to me, "but you'll make a good mom someday. Just don't go all school on them and give them pushups." So sweet. I thanked him and told him that was the nicest thing I'd heard all year. It was funny too, about the pushups.