“Relentless in Her Selflessness”: Teacher Invites Homeless Mom & Kids Into Her Home

“Relentless in Her Selflessness”: Teacher Invites Homeless Mom & Kids Into Her Home

  • A South African mom with two special needs children has experienced kindness in its highest form after a teacher not only helped her with school fees but also offered her a place to live
  • According to the post, Caitlin De Sousa had a lot of financial difficulties and could not afford the school fees, and this is when teacher Melissa stepped in to save the day
  • Many people could not believe teachers like Melissa still existed and were soon sharing heartwarming comments about the kind woman

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A mother named Catlin De Sousa could not help but head to Facebook's ImStaying group to share a heartwarming post with her children's kind-hearted teacher, who helped her out of many difficult places.

A teacher with a good heart and a helping hand

"She owns a little school that both my kids attend. My son is autistic and my daughter ADHD. I lost my job a few months ago and she decreased my school feed to a price I was able to afford, this included transport.

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"She also helped us with food when we needed it. After a while I was unable to pay rent any more and I was on the verge of losing everything, and I would have nowhere to go with my kids.
Teacher, kindness, homeless
Teacher Melissa is super caring and kind. Images: Caitlin De Sousa/ImStaying
Source: Facebook

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"She called me one day and I was in tears from stress, not knowing where I would turn next, with not even a single doubt, she offered for me to live on her property in a garden cottage with my kids, and gave me an afternoon job in her absolutely amazing school, with the most amazing kids."

The young mother then goes on to say how she never experienced so much kindness before and for that she is truly grateful towards teacher Melissa, who opened her heart up to the small family of three.

Locals loved to hear about amazing teacher Melissa and had this to say:

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Linda Wessels said:

"How wonderful!"

Ursula Williams said:

"I salute you."

Jeanette Fiddes said:

"Teacher Melissa is an earth angel indeed."

Another teacher receives all the praise for beautiful singing

Briefly News also reported that a video of school children singing in class is going viral and has wowed Mzansi social media users. In the clip, one could hear the teacher’s voice giving a maths lesson and many are impressed with the way the lesson is delivered.

Posted by @KulaniCool on Twitter, the clip has attracted the online community and some wish to turn back the hands of time and head back to school. Some users have also praised the teacher's creativity but others jokingly believe the voice is that of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema. The post reads:

“This is fire.”

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Source: Briefly News

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