There are few sweeter things than receiving a gift from a young child who is only giving through the goodness and innocence of his or her heart.

Valentine’s Day occurred this week, and many of you celebrated in your own ways. There are many who can recall vivid memories of Valentine’s during their childhood.

Some of you may have even shared that special day with a teacher who you loved so much that you gave them a gift.

While many teachers may remember their Valentine’s Day at school as:

Others experienced things they will cherish forever.

A small percentage experienced something they could not have imagined.

That’s the story I’m going to tell today.

This story actually begins on the 13th of February when the class was working on syllabicating words.

Hindsight being 20/20, it was probably a poor choice in words because the word they had to syllabicate was “climax.” This turned out to be a very ironic choice for what followed on the next day.

So, Valentine’s Day and students are exchanging Valentine’s, and some even bring gifts for their teacher.

First graders giving gifts is such a sweet thing. Until one of the students gives their teacher a pair of “toy handcuffs” as a gift.

Quite perplexed but using that supernatural teacher ability of keeping a straight face, the teacher asks where the student got them. The student responded, “from his parent’s bedroom.”

The teacher keeps the handcuffs all day wondering how to handle the situation. Call the parents? That would be quite a phone conversation. Keep them? That would be quite a story too if someone discovered you kept some “toy handcuffs.”

Finally, the teacher explained to the student that the gift was appreciated but to take them back home and not to ever bring them back to school.

The young first grader stares blankly unsure why the teacher would not keep the gift.

“We don’t want your parents to be upset that you took them from their room.”

Wow, was there ever a response that had more hidden meaning than that one?

I mean… it is the thought of the gift not the actual gift that really matters, right?

I hope you enjoyed the CLIMAX of this story. Many thanks to the teacher that submitted this funny story.

I really appreciate everyone’s views and stories.

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