Great stories, and good news on the outcomes. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent quote:
>> The teacher replied “No - you’re the father - act like one.”
Of course lots of these kids don’t have a father. Or it is a step-dad and somehow neither one views them as the “real” father.
Our local schools have done a good job on keeping down the bullying I think. The thing I worry about now that my kids are in High School is the booze and drugs. They are VERY clean and good kids - and so far they know the booze and drugs are bad. But I still worry about them - at least the youngest two.
Although the youngest one just told me her “life quote” that she made up for some project she was working on. It is “No one became great by doing easy things.” Pretty good for a 15 year old! (I couldn’t find it on the interwebs so maybe she DID come up with it on her own!)