You have a phone call.
In child welfare there is such a thing as the “Safety Plan.” It really is just a piece of paper that the youth in care signs, along with the caregiver. It says, yeah we all know what I did, I’m…
Revenge is best served in a sauna.
I came home from work today to find people dressed in tshirts and shorts while sitting in the living room. Then I realized, holy cow, it’s a sweat box in here! I head to the nearest thermostat to check. It…
Alexa, let there be frost!!!
Came home last week to complaints from two of the teenage household occupants that they were “freezing.” I always tell them to dress for the weather, again, clothes, such a battle. Meanwhile it’s snowing and I ask them to wear…
The rules are, there are no rules.
January 3rd, the return to school, otherwise known as the return of the return of silence. With school, comes a never-ending battle I like to call the Dress Code Wars, Sarcastic Mom Edition. I start nearly every school day here…