You can always count on family for embarrassing childhood stories. This was one of my mom’s favorites:

I frequently came home from kindergarten in tears, saying “the other kids don’t like me.” My mom scheduled a parent conference, expecting a comforting alternative story from my teacher.

Instead, my teacher responded: “she’s right.”

Womp-womp-womp…..

Apparently, I was a bit too bossy during group activities.

And to this day, I’m not a fan of group projects.

But writing a book is a different story. Writing is hard work, and it takes a team for an idea to travel from brain to book. I’m beyond grateful for mine.

My husband, my family, my friends. The awesome team of editors and publicists at Eerdmans Publishing. Teachers, past and present.

Some group projects aren’t so bad.

(Photo: a five year old Bossy Pants)