Substituting

Before landing a freelance gig at the PJStar, I signed up for substitute teaching jobs in the area. I put that practice on the back-burner to focus on my new work, but tonight I got a call asking me to fill in for my step-daughter's teacher. Delaney was so overjoyed by the prospect, she proclaimed, "This is gonna be one of the best days of my life! Can you announce to the whole class I'm your kid?" I was so tickled by her excitement. I was hoping to catch up on my writing and making contacts but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend the day schooling Delaney and her friends. Tonight as I tucked her in, she shared that she had a mean substitute teacher a little while back who yelled at her and made her feel stupid. She told her principal how the sub mis-treated her and the principal promised she wouldn't return. Delaney said, "See? Children can do a lot!"