I cried at work today.... I couldn't even mask the frustration as it fell from eyes.

In a teaching position I know that every battle won't be easily won or without limb loss, but despite my best efforts I could not get this tiny terror to give a single fuck about anything unless it crossed her attention deficit. When I went to ask a fellow instructor for help and advice on how to best approach the problem.... the gates broke open and I could no longer keep a strong facade and easy going demeanor. I felt like I was failing her and that the weight of the problem was on my shoulders... I was at a total loss. Thankfully this man is incredibly poised both professionally and personally and became a becon of hope for my career and a lighthouse for my nerves, he completely put me at ease and I am so incredibly lucky to work with such amazing skilled people because without that 5 minute saving grace I would have skied away and never looked back.