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[ClingingToHope]

Weird thing today snapped me out of my doldrums for a couple of hours. D9 had a rough day at school yesterday. They haven't been as frequent, so when I picked her up and she was in the "timeout" room I didn't think much of it.

Last night D9 told XW about the incident and she fired off a nasty email to the teacher this morning. She cc'd me.

She has zero tact and for years I had to pick up the pieces.

For the past couple of years I've not chimed in on these exchanges because XW told me I undercut her when I'd smooth things over.

Well, her email was out of line and I emailed the teacher and said I think the team is doing a fine job. D9 can be a trying child.

I imagined what the conversation would have gone like last night. She would be ranting and raving, and I'd be there asking her if she really wanted to send an email with that tone. She'd then get mad that I wasn't backing her up and it'd be another silent night.