I LOVE this:
Please be patient with her mom. Please remember I've trusted others to stop her beating heart and bring her back again and somehow this feels not so different even though the heart at risk is mine. Please know I want to be your collaborative partner and your biggest fan and forgive any fumbles I make along the way.
from Pudge and Biggs - Open letter to kindergarten teacher - Blog post August 9 2014.
And it all comes back as I follow through on applications to High School....