Well, it seems we're on a kid theme here in Surviving...so I'll take my turn. My D18, the ""reliable" one, was accepted into University and therefore must keep an 80 average to keep her spot. Yesterday I got a call from Voldy telling me that D18 missed her exam because she thought it was at noon, not 9 am. D18 talked to the teacher and was told she was getting zero and not allowed to write it at another time. Great! D18 was at work last night and I texted her asking what time she'd be home because we needed to talk about what happened and what needed to be done. She called me from work and began crying because Voldy was telling her she was going to call the school. D18 was afraid of Voldy embarrassing her...not a crazy fear either. I told her that parents call when there is an issue and that we loved her and wanted to help in whatever way we can. I assured her that if either of us called the school we would be calm and appropriate. She was in tears. I then called Voldy and told her of our conversation and of my assurance that neither of us would embarrass her (read: Voldy). Today D18 got her marks and all her courses are barely above 80 and she can exclude the course she missed the exam for. So, it appears, she is still going to University. Does this parenting thing ever get any easier?
