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When my 7-year-old daughter came home in tears, she told me her teacher had said, \u201cYour dad must regret having you.\u201d I was outraged and immediately went to confront the teacher. But instead of reacting, she calmly asked if I\u2019d checked my daughter\u2019s bag. Then she showed me a crumpled sheet of paper filled with the words \u201cI hate my dad,\u201d written over and over in my daughter\u2019s handwriting.<\/p>\n
She explained this wasn\u2019t an isolated incident\u2014my daughter had been writing similar things in class constantly. At home, we found more pages filled with the same painful words directed at me, my wife, and her siblings.<\/p>\n
We were heartbroken. We\u2019d always raised her with love, so we turned to a psychologist for help. After several sessions, we learned she wasn\u2019t troubled\u2014she was a deeply emotional and creative child who lacked a way to express herself.<\/p>\n
Following the psychologist\u2019s advice, we enrolled her in painting classes. She thrived. Today, she\u2019s an art major in college, and our relationship is stronger than ever. What once looked like anger turned out to be a need for creative expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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