One day last week the school\u2019s secretary called me up at about 10:30 a.m. to ask why my son was absent. \u201cNo,\u201d I said, instantly terrified. \u201cHe went to school!\u201d The secretary immediately put me on hold and started looking for my son. I tried to stay calm, but all I could think of was how awful the last couple of weeks had been but that I would gladly accept a bedbug infestation as long as my son was safe. The secretary was back on the line within a few minutes. Marshall was in gym class, sorry for the mistake, blah blah blah. No matter how apologetic she was, she couldn\u2019t take back those minutes of terror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One day last week the school\u2019s secretary called me up at about 10:30 a.m. to ask why my son was absent. \u201cNo,\u201d I said, instantly terrified. \u201cHe went to school!\u201d The secretary immediately put me on hold and started looking … Continue reading