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I think your answer was just fine. I tell my D the truth as much as she can understand and handle. I think it's easier that way and I'm not taking the blame for his bad decisions.

And thank goodness for parents, right? I'd have been up a creek last week with school starting late and my work starting on time. I'm glad my mother is close and her husband is quite understanding of the situation.