As a teacher, it took me everything I had to come to terms with every pitiful fate of my students.
#As a teacher, it took me a lot of everything I have to come to terms with every pitiful fate of my students.
#As a teacher, it took me a lot of everything I have to come to terms with every pitiful fate of my students.
#As a teacher, it took me a lot of things I have to come to terms with to every pitiful fate of my students.