Shine, boy! SHINE!

I didn't exactly make it on the Parent of the Week board at Andy's school this week. Granted, I'm new at this public sch...

Reader, I'm very worried that you might misunderstand what I'm about to say.  And that's a real problem, because if you do, it w...

(Obviously, the following names are fake, but the people are real.) Amy sits across from me on the bus.  We're taking a field trip to ...

Parent: "So, how was your day?" Kid: "Good." Now, what's the next question?  In America, studies show that ...

He sits underneath the slide, tears streaming down his face. And I walk away.... Because he told me to. Except for that first morning ...

And the question on my mind as I laid in bed this morning?  "How will I ever let go of that little hand when it's time?" ...