Just Hug IT Out

"Hey,.. what's the problem back there?  Do you two need to 'Hug IT Out?"  

As the school year winds down, the students are finding themselves more wound up.  It reminds me a bit of Festivus, when the Costanza family held the 'Airing of Grievances', with the idea to share with others the little things about other people that have been bothering them all year.  We've been having a little taste of the Festivus tradition in room 110.  In order to heal the wounds, I've been asking students if they need to 'Hug IT Out'.  So far,... only one taker.  Actually, it was one young girl who had an issue with a boy in her group talking too much.  When she aired her grievance to him in a rather harsh manor, "Stop talking!  You're so annoying!!", the young boy shot back with a quip of his own, "Shut IT!  Nobody likes you!"  

"Let's just simmer down now.  Do you two need to Hug IT Out?"  I offered the phrase of the day.

"Ewwww, NOOOOO!"  the young girl replied with a wrinkle to her brow.

"Gross!  Sick!"  yelped the boy as he slumped in his seat and pushed his chair back from the group as if the distance would help.

"I will!"  came this tiny voice from another little girl in the group seated to the right of the frustrated young lass.  With that she sprung with arms outstretched, wrapping them around her.  "I'll Hug IT Out with ya!"

As the frustrated girl was squeezed with a warm hug, a smile came across her face.  "See," I said, "Hugging IT Out is the way to go.  It releases all your tension and frustration."

The hugger-girl, with her eyes closed, head leaning against a shoulder, and arms wrapped firmly around the huggee, gave a bit of a smile and said, "Feels squishy."

I think everyone should have a 'squishy moment'.

Hannah update:  We are heading to Minnesota in June for a June 11 surgery.  The doctors are hoping to correct the deformed arm/hand, yet are not exactly sure what the surgery will bring as they cut through the grey-matter of radiated area.