MY DAUGHTER WAS THRILLED TO HOLD HER NEWBORN SISTER, UNTIL SHE WHISPERED ONE WORD THAT SHOOK ME TO MY CORE!
The first time I heard about Jaden’s refusal to remove his hat, I didn’t think it would be anything more than a simple dress-code issue. It was a normal Tuesday morning — papers stacked high on my desk, the smell of coffee in the air, the routine buzz of a middle school barely awake….