We don't do therapy here in a one-on-one sense, in the traditional way. These kids are savvy. They've been there, done that.

The kids use this as an opportunity for themselves. They're asking us for help, and they leave here saying they had fun.

Sometimes the best therapy I can recommend is getting a new puppy or kitten. It's not a betrayal of their other pet; it's just a new beginning and a way to move past the grief.

Talking to a therapist, I thought, was like taking your clothes off and then taking your skin off, and then having the other person say, "Would you mind opening up your rib cage so that we can start?

Honestly, I was expecting that, and others may expect that, but we have a good group of kids, and we aren't making excuses about being young. We need to produce more points.

We know Glenwood has good kids. They've had good kids for a long time. We just tried to make our adjusts and put a stop to what they were doing. Fortunately, our kids were able to do what we asked of them.