Catie Prendergast

I couldn’t even imagine staying mad at you for longer than a day. It would just feel weird.

You must have had terrible days when the last thing you wanted to do was come into our classroom and teach a bunch of uninterested, undisciplined students. But you did anyway.

We need to believe we are funny if we want to make someone truly laugh.

It takes a lot for a person to make you feel uncomfortable, as you’ve spent at least 18 years witnessing and interacting with the craziest of the crazies.

Be honest in the dressing room. Tell them when that floral button down makes them look like a fool and remind them that while those pants fit nicely, they will never actually wear them.

Contrary to popular opinion (ahem, Cher Horowitz) coffee does not stunt your growth.

She taught you about the strange and confusing world of girls. Her seemingly random melodramatic outbursts might have been super annoying, but at least you gained more of a grasp on lady behavior before you either had to deal with it yourself or deal with those who were dealing with it.

Thank you for telling me that a drawing I did was beautiful, even though it wasn’t.