Hello readers, from Adrienne. As you know we have been working with 2 year olds for the past few days. For some reason, however, they play with the 6 and 7 year olds, which has created some difficulties because the older kids want to be picked up and held, just like we do with the little ones. Their neediness is heartbreaking--they are like 3 year olds in 6 year old bodies. For some reason, today was extra chaotic. The older kids were REALLY wanting us to hold them, and were pulling on our arms and calling to us in Romanian. By 10:30, everyone was extra tired and cranky--we're not sure why today was different than the rest. The little ones were crying and saying "mama" over and over, and the older ones were throwing things and
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