This is a short piece written by a teacher about her developing relationship with a boy in her class who would have had several labels (including 'difficult', 'behavioural problems', 'the bad boy'). The teacher decided to take a different approach to the boy than most other teachers, and after a lot of hard work actually began to grow fond of him. She found that he had gifts to offer and attempted to nurture these. An extremely positive story. Keyword: Professionals