Skyler starts back to school soon....

AUGUST 2005

Dear Teachers:
She may be one of 30 to you, but she's one in a million to me. Please guard her like the precious cargo that she is. If you call me to say she's been naughty, I'll try my very best to be objective. If she smarts off to you, please remember that behind that brash bravado is a frightened teenage girl who's still discovering where her place is in this world. Along with peer pressure about drugs, and fitting in and the opposite sex, she's trying to be a good student.

This is the heart and soul of a normal teenage girl in America today. Love her and the others like they're your own. Because from August to May and from 8 to 3, they are.

Sincerely,

Mom