came downstairs wearing his backpack, excited about another school project. Schoolsupplies
As we reached the door, he stopped.
“Mom?”
“Yes, sweetheart?”
“If somebody’s mean to me again, I’ll tell you.”
I hugged him.
“And we’ll figure it out together.”
He grinned and hurried toward the car.
Five weeks earlier, our little boy had walked into school hoping someone would want to be his friend. Schoolsupplies
He found someone who did—and taught us that true protection doesn’t mean keeping children away from the world. It means making sure they never have
