Monday was our beloved Susan's last day of work. She had done so much for our library and we will miss her. The teens will especially miss her because she touched many of their lives. This picture is Susan hugging our manager on her last day.
I found the teen's behavior interesting on her last day of work. They found out and signed the card we bought and gave her hugs. Even though Susan had poured her heart out to some of the teens they seemed too preoccupied with their lives to be noticeably shaken over her departure. They laughed and joked as always. In fact, two of the teens most closest to Susan came to me crying afterwards upset over the other teens not being "sad enough" over Susan leaving. I thought about this and determined it must be one or both of two things: Either they don't want to show their emotions, or they are too self absorbed to notice the departure of a someone important in their lives. Teens are remarkably self centered, it is just part of being a teen.
Whatever the case was I was upset with Susan leaving and will miss her stories and enthusiasm.
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