Svetlana Chmakova

What if . . . What if I am stupid? Like people say?

I don't want to leave.

My mom says . . . there are bad people who hurt others for fun . . . and there are good people who do it by accident. Like, they make a mistake? I think you're a good person.

Penelope? Thank you. For not leaving me alone to deal with this . . . when things got hard. other people would have. You're a true friend.

It doesn't count if it's from friends, right?

If they're friends, then they've got your back . . . whether you're there or not. Friends won't "forget" about you.

True. The school admin decided that a girls clothes were more important than her education.

All right, let's consider some history here. I see a number of girls are wearing pants. This used to be frowned upon. In 1938, Helen Hulick was jailed for wearing slacks -- put behind bars.Do you think society should have the right to jail or punish you for what you choose to wear?