Emma, your son is very insightful—books can indeed fly! I love that he said that, and that you shared it with me. I'm also so glad to hear that you're feeling much better about everything after talking to the principal. I have to constantly remind myself that the situations I'm most stressed about are really never as difficult as I anticipate they will be. It's just one of those life lessons I seem to have to learn again and again. 

Mrs Chicken, thank you so much for saying that! It was an amazing experience to be able to share my words out loud, with real people sitting there in front of me (many of whom were in desperate need of encouragement and hope). As a blogger, do you ever wish you could gather your most loyal readers together in a room, and just share stories and reactions with one another? I would love that.