The Melty Heart Thread...

[Golden_Silence]

One of the remembered few...

BW, that story brought a tear to my eyes, you are very lucky to have been able to make a lasting impression on the life of a vulnerable person, and its my guess she will never forget you - teachers are hard to come by these days, Great teachers are rarer than moongrass.

As for that band, the little girl made that with love, it shows. You have helped to mould a person who one day will repay the world with the kindness, patience and understanding that you bestowed upon her.

Good luck with the move my friend.

 

[BlackWolf65]

BW, that story brought a tear to my eyes, you are very lucky to have been able to make a lasting impression on the life of a vulnerable person, and its my guess she will never forget you - teachers are hard to come by these days, Great teachers are rarer than moongrass.

As for that band, the little girl made that with love, it shows. You have helped to mould a person who one day will repay the world with the kindness, patience and understanding that you bestowed upon her.

Good luck with the move my friend.

Thank you, GS, but you know, that little girl has taught me a lot more than I taught her... I'm proud to have been a part of her life for a few years...

 

[Golden_Silence]

Thankyou for rescuing me from what was to be the darkest point of my life, you have kept me alive inside with your being the person you are. For all of my faults, I have let you know everything and still you tell me you are mine.
Lori, I love you with all of my heart, I always will xoxo
I will stand here and fight for the 3 people that I love, you, R & J, I will wait until my turn comes I have waited 11 years, a little more time is not going to hurt me, I know what I am doing and will never let us down. I will never doubt you, I will repay your love with the same, I will tell you everyday how special you are to me, for you have made me somebody again.
We will be together soon my love xoxoxo

 

[Golden_Silence]

Thank you, GS, but you know, that little girl has taught me a lot more than I taught her... I'm proud to have been a part of her life for a few years...

True, I missed that part out on my post, but... Isn't it always the way with kids, just when you think it can't happen, the pupil becomes the tutor

 

[Flyin_Free]

My little disclaimer(s):

First, I am a true "half-breed." I am half Cree, half Irish. Indian people tend to be long-winded storytellers, as do the Irish. Therefore, when you combine the two, you get something that just hates to shut up... In other words, this is going to be a long post...

Second, this particular post is not about DF. This post is about a very special little girl, who today just melted my heart completely...

Some of you know this, but for those who don't, every summer during the break from school, I teach traditional native crafts to young kids. I've been doing this for years, and this year has been sort of bittersweet for me, because it's the last time that I'll be doing this in Vermont. Hopefully, once I've relocated, I'll be able to find a way to do this again, because it is truly something that I have a passion for doing.

Anyway, I have a student, a little girl, (all of my students this year are girls, which makes for some interesting classes, believe me...), who is ten-almost-eleven years old. She'll be eleven in a couple of weeks, which she never tires of letting people know. This little girl has been coming to these summer classes for three years now. Two years ago, she lost her mother to cancer. Since then, she's been this very fragile little thing emotionally - she will cry at the drop of a hat, if she even *suspects* that someone may be upset with her. She's a great kid, just very fragile, and still trying to get over the loss of her mother. Her Dad is a great guy, but still, she's had a rough time.

Every week, this little girl stays late to help me to repack all of the materials that I've brought for that day, and to clean up the classroom where we have the class. Most of what I teach is traditional beadwork. When working with beads, they're put in small cups, sorted out by color and size. Several weeks ago, she was helping with clean up, and she was carrying a tray that had at least ten colors of seed beads (*very* tiny beads) on it, all in different containers. These containers are open, like small bowls. As she was bringing them to me, she dropped the tray. Several thousand seed beads all over the room. This poor kid stood there, and tears started to run down her face. I got her calmed down, and we swept up the beads, and put them all in one container - my plan was to bring them home, resort them by color, and keep using them.

But this poor kid was so upset with herself. I talked with DF about it in IM one day, and I decided to give the container of beads to the little girl. I told her that they're "Rainbow beads now, and they're special, because you made the rainbow." I told her that I wanted her to have them, but she had to do one thing: She had to use some of them to make something for me.

Now, every year, all of the kids have to do a final project - something that they make that they get a "sort of" grade on for the summer. They do get some art credit for this class with the school here. Now, as I said, she is ten-almost-eleven years old. And I believe that she is just now discovering this mysterious power that females have over males, though I'm sure she has no idea yet exactly *why* they have this power. In typical "feminine wiles" fashion, she asked me if she could use what she made for me as her final project, too. I told her that would be fine. And walked away knowing that I'd been had by a ten-almost-eleven-year-old...

Last week, during class, she had to "take a measurement" of my upper arm. At that point I had a good idea of what she was going to be making. During this process, she commented, "Boy, you have little arms!" A couple of days later, I got a phone call from her Dad, asking where he could get some black suede leather, because his daughter "needs it for something." I told him I'd give him some, it was easier and faster. Then, I got an email from him, asking if I might have a loom pattern for beading a wolf's paw. I sent him one.

Today, I went to what was my final class here. I was feeling a little down about it, but I was doing okay. The last class is always just a discussion about what the kids have learned this year, and then they show me their final projects. During the discussion part, I let them know that this is my last summer doing this. This little girl I've been talking about got very quiet, and a tear rolled down her face, but she held up. The images below are pics that I took of the armband that she made for me. Now, before you open these pics, please keep in mind that this was made by a ten-almost-eleven-year-old, and in some respects, that shows. {Also, please ignore my skinny little arms... } But trust me when I tell you that for something that was produced by a ten-almost-eleven-year-old, this is a remarkable piece of work. She beaded in a wolf's paw at each end of this armband, sewed it to a piece of leather, and attached a feather, on which she had painted another representation of a wolf's paw. She told me that she didn't use a pattern other than the wolf's paws, because she wanted all of the "rainbow beads" to look the way they did when she dropped the tray, and then picked them up... The feather struck me - she wrapped the quill quite well, and her work on painting the wolf's paw is awesome...

As usual, she stayed after class to help me clean up and pack. While we were doing that, she was very quiet. We were almost done, and she finally asked me why I won't be back next year. I told her that I was moving, and that I was moving to another part of the country. Then she said, "But, who's going to teach the class next year?" I told her that I wasn't sure, but that I'd do my best to find someone to take it over for me. (Note: A former student of mine, who is now eighteen, and does traditional craft work for a living now, told me a few minutes ago that she'd be more than happy to commit to taking it over. I couldn't ask for a better person to take this class - her work goes far beyond anything that I do.) Her Dad came to pick her up about then, and she said, "Dad, Black Wolf isn't going to be teaching the class anymore." Again, I explained about moving, this time with a bit more detail - telling him about the impending divorce. He shook my hand, thanked me, and said that the kids would miss me.

As we left the building, this little girl wrapped her arms around me, and started to cry. She told me she was going to miss me, and she asked me if I'd write to her. I told her that I would, if it was okay with her Dad. He said of course, and then she said, "And can I write to you, too? Or email you?" I looked at her Dad, and he just nodded to me, so I told her that of course she can write to me. I couldn't let go of her for a couple of minutes, because now *I* was crying...

Anyway, we all calmed down, and she went and got in the car, and I talked to her Dad for a few minutes. He thanked me again, and told me that this summer class has been something that's helped her to stay focused on something other than losing her mom a couple of years ago. Before they left, I went to the car, gave her a kiss on the forehead, and told her that I'm going to miss her. She was still crying, but she smiled at me. Just before they left, she looked at me and said, "Black Wolf? Don't forget, you have to write to me. You promised." I told her I would, and they drove away, and I stood there for a couple more minutes crying, waiting for my son to pick me up...

Amazing how a little ten-almost-eleven-year-old girl showed me today that even though I may be leaving some things behind here, I'm also taking some very, very precious things with me. My Grandfather once told me that I should always keep in my mind this fact: "Every single thing that you do or say has the potential to have a profound impact on the people around you." Today, for the first time, that lesson was brought home to me by a little girl.

So, even though she won't see these words - at least not until she's old enough to be here in Lit...

K, I want you to know that you have taught me a valuable lesson. And I want you to know that where ever I go, you will always be with me in my heart, and in my memories of you. I'll make sure to send my wolf to check on you from time to time. Good luck to you, Sweetie - I know you're going to take the world by storm one day.

Wow, what an amazing post

 

[BlackWolf65]

True, I missed that part out on my post, but... Isn't it always the way with kids, just when you think it can't happen, the pupil becomes the tutor

Oh, yes... I've been lucky enough to have it happen a couple of times, but never quite so poignantly as this... She's an amazing young lady...

 

[BlackWolf65]

Wow, what an amazing post

Heh... I just told the story...

The little girl is the amazing part of this whole thing...

 

[foofoo416]

I would also like to say I love you to my darling Foof. You have been a rock of support for me in this time.

I will have to curtail my online time quite a bit in the upcoming weeks, but PLEASE don't think I love you any less... I will miss you so very much, and I will try to see you as much as I possibly can... but I needto support my wife and her family at this time, and I know I will be needed.

I am sorry my love..... I hope you will be patient and wait for me.

OMG!! You silly doofus! As if my eyes could turn in another direction any more. As if you didn't live inside my heart and make it keep beating. As if I could ever think of a life without you in it again. Doofus.

You know my thoughts and my feelings, my love. My heart goes out to you and her and your family, and while I may be jealous and selfish of your time and attention, I also know that this is very important and I have to let you go for things like this. I know that you would do the same for me. I will always be here for you, and I will feast on the tiniest scraps of anything you give me until you have seen her through this and gotten through it yourself. I know that the world is losing a great guy and I would be the most insensitive person in the world if I let my need for you overshadow that.

I love you, my darling DB...now and forever.

-Mrs. Doofus

 

[purrbaby]

Am I the only one that just grins when I see Foof and DB's posts? lol They are so damn cute lol

 

[Flyin_Free]

Heh... I just told the story...

The little girl is the amazing part of this whole thing...

That's true. What an amazing little girl!

 

[BlackWolf65]

OMG!! You silly doofus! As if my eyes could turn in another direction any more. As if you didn't live inside my heart and make it keep beating. As if I could ever think of a life without you in it again. Doofus.

You know my thoughts and my feelings, my love. My heart goes out to you and her and your family, and while I may be jealous and selfish of your time and attention, I also know that this is very important and I have to let you go for things like this. I know that you would do the same for me. I will always be here for you, and I will feast on the tiniest scraps of anything you give me until you have seen her through this and gotten through it yourself. I know that the world is losing a great guy and I would be the most insensitive person in the world if I let my need for you overshadow that.

I love you, my darling DB...now and forever.

-Mrs. Doofus

Foof, you're awesome...

But...

"Mrs." Doofus???

Oooooooo...

 

[foofoo416]

Foof, you're awesome...

But...

"Mrs." Doofus???

Oooooooo...

Nooo, lol....just a silly joke we have. I call him Doofus, so he said that must make me Mrs. Doofus. Ain't he a cutie??

 

[omahaman2]

Jenny!

Dancin' in the dark
Middle of the night
Takin' your heart
And holdin' it tight

Emotional touch
Touchin' my skin
And askin' you to do
What you've been doin' all over again

Oh, it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
I just gotta let you know
What it is that won't let me go

It's your love
It just does somethin' to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder
About the spell I'm under
oh It's your love

Better than I was
More than I am
And all of this happened
By takin' your hand

And who I am now
Is who I wanted to be
And now that we're together
I'm stronger than ever
I'm happy and free

Oh, it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in, no
And if you asked me why I changed
All I gotta do is say your sweet name

It's your love
It just does somethin' to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder
About the spell I'm under
oh It's your love
Oh, baby

Oh, it's a beautiful thing
Don't think I can keep it all in
I just gotta let you know
What it is that won't let me go

It's your love
It just does somethin' to me
It sends a shock right through me
I can't get enough
And if you wonder
About the spell I'm under
oh It's your love
It's your love
It's your love

 

[elizabeth22673]

my son....
you are what keeps me going every second of every minute of every day.
thank you sweetie

 

[BlackWolf65]

This is killing me... But it has to be done...

 

[foofoo416]

Darling DB,

I know that you won't be able to read this until later, but I love you so very much. This week has just been terrible for you, I feel so helpless, I wish I could be there to just hold you close and make things the tiniest amount better for you. As for me, I have been scatterbrained and sleepy and sniffly all week, and the fact that you can't be here just throws me even more out of sorts. Things truly aren't the same without you, my love, but I return when I can just to see the signs of you, the signs of US that are plastered everywhere. I don't know about you, baby, but I think that we make a pretty damn good team together, and I would never give that up. Like I told you before, I am in this for the long haul, and I can wait for as long as it takes...you are worth every moment. I must turn in for tonight, but please remember that I love you!!

-A.

ILYMTAITWWW!!!!

 

[Golden_Silence]

Thanks for putting up with my rambling, everyone…

BW, this is by no means a ramble, I guess I can speak for most here, and that is, when we read your 'ramblings' we are going to be touched by the words, you have a gift my friend, never think otherwise, we are all made that little bit richer for your insights

 

[BlackWolf65]

BW, this is by no means a ramble, I guess I can speak for most here, and that is, when we read your 'ramblings' we are going to be touched by the words, you have a gift my friend, never think otherwise, we are all made that little bit richer for your insights

GS, thank you... In response, I'd have to say this: I *do* have a gift. That gift is the the love of a woman who has filled me with a desire to speak my heart as plainly as I can. And I know that if anyone understands what I mean by that, it's you...

 

[kendra1980]

Denali,

You amaze, delight, and make me one very happy, excitedly anxious for you, smiley woman!

Every time, every moment with you becomes more precious. You...well, you my love, are one hot, amazing, sexy, loving man! How lucky and spectaculalry happy I am to have you as my own

Thinking of you my darling, and looking forward to tomorrow (and all our tomorrows!)
I love you Denali.

 

[L_homme]

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[BlackWolf65]

This is killing me... But it has to be done...

 

[FantasySlut]

I only wish I had something to contribute

 

[BlackWolf65]

I only wish I had something to contribute

This thread doesn't have to be about romance, {{{{{FS}}}}}

It can be about *anyone* who melts your heart - a friend, a child... It doesn't matter who it is... It's a thread about Love... What *kind* of love doesn't matter...

 

[FantasySlut]

This thread doesn't have to be about romance, {{{{{FS}}}}}

It can be about *anyone* who melts your heart - a friend, a child... It doesn't matter who it is... It's a thread about Love... What *kind* of love doesn't matter...

Well, that's a good thing....If it were only about *romance*, there would be nothing....

As for melty hearts........heart melts for my children and my grandchildren....Everytime I see their smiling faces or recieve hugs

 

[Dragonflie]

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