"I could feel hot, salty tears coming down my face. I sat and cried silently... I was scrunching myself up against the wall as far as I could. All of a sudden, someone from behind us taps on the guy’s shoulder..."
I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). When I have to search a student's cell phone, I often get sick to my stomach at what I find. It gets worse and worse every year.
It’s the most amazing parenting hack ever and has stopped many meltdowns! It’s magical. No tears. No tantrums. If you aren’t using this hack, listen up friends.
"I pray every day that you won’t have to fight this war to know life as we now know it. That you won’t ever succumb to the demons inside, as they try to convince you that life is not worth living. I pray that you will never experience the depth of pain that daddy and I did."
The most important takeaway is that parents think carefully and assess risks realistically before allowing their children to participate in sleepovers.
