My 12-year-old son carried his wheelchair-bound friend on his back during a camping trip so he wouldn’t feel excluded—then the next day, the principal called me and said, “You need to come to school right away.”

“Dude!” Sam laughed as Leo pulled him into a tight hug.

“I thought I was in trouble,” Leo said.

Sam grinned. “Worth it though!”

Leo smiled.

“Yeah,” he said. “Absolutely worth it!”

I stood back for a moment, watching them.

They talked like nothing had changed.