I've been debating back and forth whether or not I want to continue serving in the youth group. If I decide to stay, I'll have the most fortunate opportunity to suffer through another year with my current students.

I know... If I can't stand teaching these kids, then why do it? Here are my reasons:

1) I don't want to be a quitter.
2) In some sick and twisted way, my kids are attached to me as I am to them. The weeks that I'm not able to attend, these guys suddenly decide that they don't have to go to small group (even when a substitute teacher is available). Clearly, I have some peculiar power of coercion over these jjashiks.
3) I should be doing something that's not about me.
4) I should be doing something for myself.

In any case, if I commit to this, then I want to do a good job. And yet, I feel like I can't do a good job. I've lost one kid completely (he ditches every small group), and I can't really blame him. As for the other eleven or twelve, I have no idea what's going on in their little punk minds.

The final verdict?

Manos a la obra.