Feel Good Friday…

…. I’m not speaking to Nathan Fillion anymore. He has been replaced by ‘Feel Good Friday’, a warm and fuzzy feature of good news and much needed respite from my typical snark and cynicism. It was either this or start smoking again.

First Grader Born With No Hands Wins Penmanship Award

After accepting the award, Annie demonstrated for the audience how she writes, gripping the pencil steadily between her forearms to perfect the letters and capitalization.

“She is a studious and contentious student who really strives for perfection,” her teacher Laura Erb said. “She is very determined to get it right. When she does any kind of writing, she wants to make sure that it’s clear and concise and she really takes pride in her work.”

Annie’s siblings, classmates, teachers and family couldn’t be happier for her. The determined seven-year-old is stopping here. She has big dreams of becoming an author, according to her teacher.

And my son screams like a Templar at the stake when he has writing assignments. Parents, feel free to use this to make your thankless little bastards feel shame at their ingratitude and laziness.