KINDNESS YOU MATTER!
TEDDY SAYS: 'YOU MATTER'! #teddystory
There was a 5th-grade teacher named Mrs. Thompson who, on the first day of school, told a little lie: “I love all my students the same.”
But the truth was... she didn’t - especially not Teddy, the gloomy, scruffy little boy who barely smiled and rarely spoke.
One day, Mrs. Thompson read Teddy’s file - and her heart broke:
Grade 1: “Teddy is a bright, well-mannered boy.”
Grade 2: “His mother is seriously ill.”
Grade 3: “Teddy’s mother passed away.”
Grade 4: “Teddy is withdrawn and struggles in school.”
That Christmas, Teddy gave her an old bracelet missing a few stones… and a nearly empty bottle of perfume.
She wore the bracelet and dabbed the perfume on her wrist.
Teddy whispered: “You smell just like my mom used to.”
That day, Mrs. Thompson stopped teaching lessons - and started teaching with her heart.
Teddy changed.
Years later, she received letters: “You’re still the best teacher I’ve ever had. I’m graduating with honors. My name is now Dr. Theodore F. Stoddard. Would you sit in the seat reserved for the groom’s mother at my wedding?”
She came. Wearing the bracelet. Wearing the perfume.
Teddy said: “Thank you for helping me feel important.”
She smiled through tears: “No, Teddy… you taught me that I could make a difference.”
Every act of kindness ripples.
Someone out there is waiting for you to see them with love.
Maybe today… you are Teddy.
Or maybe, you’re becoming your own Mrs. Thompson.
Either way - you matter.
#KindnessMatters #YouAreSeen #LeadWithLove #YouMakeADifferen
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There was a fifth grade teacher named Ms. Thompson, on her first day of teaching, she said an untruthful word: "I love you all the same." "
Truth is... it's not. Especially with the boy in the front row – Teddy – always cuddly, tugging, and not cute at all.
Until one day, Ms. Thompson reads Teddy's student records. And her heart broke into pieces:
Grade 1: "Teddy is a happy kid, rites." "
Grade 2: "My mother is seriously ill. "
Grade 3: "My mom died. "
Grade 4: "Teddy becomes quiet, loses interest in studying. "
For Christmas, Teddy gave her an old bracelet, it's missing a few stones... and almost a bottle of perfume.
She wore that bracelet, put perfume on her wrist.
Teddy whispers: “Today you smell like mother and daughter in the past. ”
That day, she stopped teaching words - she started teaching with heart. Teddy is slowly changing.
Years later, she received letters: "You're still my favorite teacher. I'm about to graduate college. I became Dr. Theodore F. Stoddard. Can she sit in the seat for the mother of the groom? Three children are gone... ”
And she came, wearing an old bracelet, applying perfume from the year.
Teddy says: "Thank you for making me feel important, mommy. ”
She smiles, tears fall: “No, Teddy. I taught her that... you can make a difference. ”
No act of kindness is ever small. We all need someone who believes in us.
Maybe someone today is waiting for you to see them with love. Or... you may have been Teddy.
And when we are, practice long enough, deep... we become our own 'Teddy' or Ms. 'Thompson'.
