The Good with the Bad

Last night my cat passed away, and I was still pretty shaken this morning. My students could tell that I was visibly tired and upset and were sincerely concerned. I saw a bunch of them whispering during silent reading so I went over to go address the issue and get them on task. It turns out they were trying to come up with a way to get me a new cat! They then proceeded to tell me that I need a big strong man in my life to take care of me when I'm sad haha. How could that not cheer me up!?