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It breaks my heart that there are so many empty kindergarten chairs in Connecticut tonight.

I couldn't explain to Zoe why I cried when I picked her up from school today, or why I held her so tight. Instinctively, I guess, she held me tight, too, and patted my back.

Blessings and prayers and love, so much love, to the parents who aren't tucking their kindergartners into bed tonight.