To the revered Principal Zheng

　　Hi！
　　I'm writing this letter to you with tears of gratefulness. Because I could not stand domestic violence, I divorced with my child’s father. Unluckily, the child became a child with a single-parent family.

　　These two years, I have not been with my child and I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a mother. I feel very guilty, like I owe my child too much…
Last week was my child's fourteenth birthday. Only until 5:00PM did I remember to text my child's homeroom teacher, Ms. Liu Wang Hong, to give a happy birthday message and my love to my child.

　　Usually it's me who calls my child; he never calls me. This Sunday, however,my child unexpectedly called me. On the phone, my child excitedly told me, “Mama, on my birthday, teacher Liu and our math teacher took me to a very nice restaurant and told me to order my favorite dishes. They even specially ordered two eggs and a bowl of long-life noodles! They wished me a happy birthday and hoped my wishes will come true! The teachers are too nice to me. I want to study hard to show them my thanks!…” Hearing this, I couldn't hold in my tears anymore; they fell onto my cellphone…

　　Principal Zheng, my son has switched between five different schools in Beijing,and the Dandelion School is the best one! I remember when I first came to school to visit my child. I saw how simple the school was, but I felt how very kind the teachers were!…

　　Speaking of teacher Liu Yu Hong, I heard the children say that when some students were ill and didn't eat, she often used her own money to buy them food; when she went out of town to study, she never forgot to bring back some local delicacies for the entire class. To help the students practice good penmanship, teacher Liu bought stencils, exercise books, and pens for those who didn't have any. Sometimes teacher Liu would be angered to tears, but she still gave all her love to the children! She is a qualified mother-like amazing teacher!

　　My son had only been in the Dandelion School for six months when he became a “Little Dandelion.” Living in such a love-filled big family has enabled the children to learn more about life, to care about others, and to love studying, working, and helping their classmates to climb the stairs to success.

　　Seeing my child grow up physically and mentally healthy in such a good school environment, words alone can't express my gratefulness to the principal and teachers!

　　Again I have to sincerely say:　
　　Thank you, revered principal!
　　Thank you, dear teachers！

Anonymous child's mother：Liu Yu Hong
Apr. 23, 2007

Note: The homeroom teacher's name and the parent's are coincidentally the same.
(Translated by Diana)