Cassie is doing better. I’m starting to think a lot of it was just getting through that first month. She was so tired all the time, and when she’s tired, everything is wrong in her life. And like I said at the beginning, I’m quick to turn mountains into molehills. Things have settled down.

But I’m still keeping an eye on her to be sure…

In many ways, my school experiences were the polar opposite of yours. No, I wasn't one of the nasty ones, but I managed to sail through those shark-infested emo-waters with fair skies and following winds.

I have every confidence that you'll be able to steer & support Cassie so that she'll find her way through, too.

My younger two kids get the "retard" hazing 'cause their older brother "rides the short bus." They developed thick skins very, very early. Still, it sucks.