She was a sensitive child. No one could say exactly when it started, but it had never been so obvious as on the first day of Kindergarten. She cried so hard on the walk back home her mother had to pick her up and carry her. The sobs brought on the hiccups and she was covered with sticky, wet tears mixed with mucous and bits of the peanut butter sandwich she hadn't finished at recess. Once at home she was plopped into bed, shoes and all, where she slept until the white Persian cat who didn't … [Read more...]