Oh! When I read "I have no friends," it's heart-breaking.

You are looking at a tough piece of our contemporary life here, Natasha--well done.

My sons all spend time with their grandmother. We can't become too busy to spend such time! Since losing their dad and grandad, too, they make the effort. They enjoy their time with her even though in many ways they are very different.

Your focus on teachers though is good--we ask so much of them. They need to be sustained!