I was pleased when a student I had in third grade came back to personally invite me to his wedding. He said I was the only teacher that had believed in him. It made me feel so wonderful that he wanted to share the most important day of his life with me.
Then the day of the wedding arrived. I went through the receiving line and got big hugs from his sister. then from him and next his parents. His mother was crying. I told her how pleased I was to share this special day, and she said,"You've done so much for our son." I answered by saying that I was glad if I had, even though I wasn't sure what. Soon after everyone was seated I felt a tug on my arm and it was the groom's father. He told me that the groom wanted me to sit with his parents. I couldn't believe that on his special day he would even be thinking about me, let alone want me to sit with his parents. Then the groom came down to my table and presented me with roses. I was in such disbelief! He just grinned and went back to sit with his bride.
Then his parents told me that after he left my class he had a really bad year where a teacher constantly put him down and he was always laughed at by other students. One day he even planned to hang himself. Then he thought of me and my faith in him and he couldn't do it. His parents then thanked me for their son.