Chapter 17 Erin stood at the knock on her door and plastered a grin on her face. As much as she loved working with kids, she hated when she talked to the parents. Most of the time, the parents barely tolerated being in the same room, and she was crazy enough to ask them to come to her office together so she could update them on the progress she was making with their kids. Mr. and the former Mrs. Allen walked in, already arguing on their way in the door. “I told you this is a waste of time,” Mr. Allen said. “He’s a boy. He doesn’t need to talk about his feelings.” The former Mrs. Allen, who was still debating on changing her name according to their nine year old son, Gregory, flashed Erin a look of apology. The fact that the boy knew about Mrs. Allen’s name change said both parents were

