"She's still pissed off. Royally pissed off." Thanks good actually and to be expected. What kind of a real storm does not have gale force winds, lightening and thunder?
"I actually replied "You too..." I don't think that detaching means being uncivil, " Ya, she's just Mrs Smith, a neighbor passing on the street or just another parent at the school.
"Mental note; mention boobs for thread attention..." You made up that validation example, didn't you?