I Came Home from a Work Trip to Find 100 Roses Delivered to My Wife—Then I Read the Note and Realized Everything I Believed Was a Lie

One simply read: “You’re my favorite teacher.”

Another said: “School is better when you’re there.”

Then Jane opened a small card decorated with crooked stickers and glitter; the handwriting was barely legible. She laughed through her tears while reading it aloud.

“‘Dear Mrs. Jane, please don’t quit because you make math less scary and because your jokes continue reading …