back off b*!^# (or, no, thank you)

my heart is a little burdened today. today was em's 1st day back at KDO after spring break. last week, she got upset quite a few times when she learned she didn't get to go to school. this morning, i'm told she literally ran all the way to her classroom, stopping briefly to give her daddy a hug and kiss before she took off. i love that she love's school, because she's going to be going for a long time (college, hopefully the 4 yr plan, and med school, plus residency...).

well, d picked her up this afternoon and was told by the teacher that we needed to work on teaching emily "no, thank you" and "please don't touch me." apparently, other kids don't know how to not grab at her or pull bows out of her hair. and our sweetest little girl never stops them or tells them not to touch her. she has no problem telling dylan, aaron, and tanner these things, though. so i'm not sure what the deal is at school. but i do know this: i'm feeling a little unhappy. good thing the teacher didn't make it sound like she was being bullied at all. can you imagine? you know this mama's heart would totally break. (there's also the issue with having to discipline aaron that'll come up, since i'm pretty sure he'd tear the poor child-who-dared-to-hurt-his-cousin's hair right out).