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Editor's Note: The author of this story is a first degree, or entry-level, member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons organization.

THE SOUTHERN

Theresa Miller recalls paging one of her kids to the office for discipline, almost angry because he should have known better.

She remembers the "I'm in trouble again" look on his face, but before one disciplinary word could escape her lips, Miller looked at the young boy and said, "You don't need a lecture; you just need a hug."

She walked around her desk, wrapped her arms around him and he began to cry. When his emotions calmed enough to speak, the boy told her, "I don't know what I'm going to do."

While not a daily scenario, it's one Miller has experienced several times in the past four years. She's not a principal, though she often plays the role of one.

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