小襖參加BETA CLUB有半年了，這個組織入會條件是GPA要在3.5以上，還得品學兼優，仿佛能加入到這個組織是項榮譽。

第一次的迎新大會上才知道，組織活動跟學習成績沒任何關係，重點是在培養克服困難、勇於挑戰的能力，服務社區的熱情，團隊精神和領導才能。

做義工的機會有很多，目前小襖做過的有家庭作業輔導員、學校大型活動的前期準備工作、為動物收容所募捐募物，做的最多最開心的是在教堂里當保育員，每周一次，三個小時，每次回來都能帶回好多故事。

“我喜歡這個工作。我和他們玩，好多好多玩具。我是廚師，他們吃什麼我就做什麼。。。。”

“XX只讓我抱，只跟我玩，我還給他還換尿布了。。。。”

“有個小BABY好哭，抱起來就停，一放下就哭，所以一直得抱着，抱到他睡着了也不敢動，胳膊好酸啊。。。。”

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小襖問：“媽媽，我小時候怎麼樣的？愛哭嗎？”

“嗯，前幾個月愛，後來就好了。那時候也是要人抱，橫着抱還不行，得豎起來。有個沒當媽媽的阿姨給我出主意，把你和枕頭捆綁在一起，靠牆角立着。”

“啊？媽媽你聽她的話了嗎？”

我怎麼會捨得呢？我一直主張孩子是要多抱的，累死也就抱那三兩年，以後，現在，碰都不讓碰了。

“那弟弟呢？你把弟弟立牆角了嗎？”，小襖顯然對自己過去的表現不滿意，這是要找個墊背的。

“弟弟不哭，弟弟吃飽喝足就開始哼哼唧唧地唱歌，媽媽忙麼，他就自己給自己唱催眠曲，唱着唱着就睡着了。”

上天體恤我，給了我兩個乖孩子。

                I was placed in the kindergarten rooms for the first service, and the toddler room for the second. If you’ve ever been a teacher aid for kindergarteners, it’s actually pretty entertaining, other than the fact that the children are very messy. 

              I spent most of the morning picking up toys that had been scattered across the room, those kids know how to throw everything. One minute it’ll be perfectly quiet, and in the other minute there’d be plastic cars and dolls flying through the air.  I was a little glad to leave for second service, though.

            The toddlers in second service were adorable. There was a 2-year-old boy called Joshua who wouldn’t let anyone but me play with him. He would always run up to me with a book in his hand and demand that I read it to him. I can’t remember the number of books I had to read to him. It had to be at least 15. By 12:00, he had already fallen asleep in my lap. I felt a little sad when I had to leave, because I thought I’d never see him again. I was wrong.

This Sunday was my fourth time going there. I was in the toddler section with TWELVE boys and girls! Five in the first service, seven in the second. I recall a few of their names. Libby, Joshua, Andrew, MJ, and Nora. I forgot the other seven toddler’s names.

            The first service that day was VERY tiring. I had to feed them cheerios, milk, and water, give them more if they were still hungry, I had to help the teacher change diapers and clean their hands, and I had to keep all of the toddlers happy. If any of them cried, I would have to carry them until they stopped. The second service was a bit calmer. There weren’t any snacks, diaper changes, or crying. But Andrew got tired and fell asleep after I held him.

            Soon, the shift was over and I was free to go home. Right when I came back, I jumped into my bed and fell asleep. Wonder why...