The New Cast and Cutting

So I have an editor who admitted to being a relapsed cutter in a public blog. 

I also have a beginning photographer who was up half the night after his mother was hauled away for being abusive to her drunk husband.

I also have another editor who is in counseling because her step-dad had an affair.

I had two students cry during newspaper Burning Issues discussion, and said-cutter ran out of room after declaring her hate for her brain medications.

I have students who didn't want to go to their family Thanksgiving dinners because they get ugly.  I have students who would rather be eating school lunch than going home.  I have special education students with great needs, largely going unmet in my classroom.

But personally, I have much to be thankful for.  Making Fred the turkey tomorrow.  That oughtta make a good story.