Today
1st call - just checking in, had a sorority pledging trauma...
2nd call - got a bad grade on a paper from a stupid teacher. All she does is have us read articles from the internet. She never actually teaches us anything. AND I'M PAYING FOR THIS? WELL, WHAT I MEAN IS YOU'RE PAYING...
I'm gonna talk to my adviser and maybe drop this class and take it next fall from the good teacher.
Me - Sounds good, you go girl.
Next call - Mommy, Daddy just killed my dream. He said I probably should just accept the grade and realize that sometimes teachers just don't grade fair. Why does Daddy always do that??
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Sunday
Please transfer some money from her savings to her checking. At least it was her money - Good Girl!
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Saturday
Wha cha doin?
Me - Just hanging out, how about you?
I'm busy mom, gotta go.
Huh? She called me??
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Last Friday
Mom, ya gotta check out the email I got from the landlord in Philadelphia (where she is going to intern this summer). Should I send a deposit?
Me - Sounds great, you go girl!
Next call - Mommy, Daddy just killed my dream. He said that I will probably have to send the entire deposit when I confirm and that since I have never lived in an apartment, only dorms, my referral from my teacher won't be good enough. Why does Daddy always do that??
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Last Thursday
MOM! What are you doing home? You are supposed to be at work!
I just don't know my place, evidently.
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Last Wednesday
Hey Mom,
How is Pops? I worry about him. How is Aunt B? I worry about her.
Is brother doing okay? I worry about him. I'm kind of stressed...
Ya think?
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Last Tuesday
Mom, I know what I want to do the semester I will have after I graduate next December.
Me - What would that be?
I want to go be Snow White at Disney World!!!!
Me - sounds great, you go girl!
Next call - Mommy, Daddy just killed my dream. He said I probably couldn't get a job there, and those jobs are probably filled with people who do that all of the time and I need to work and save for grad school. Why does Daddy always do that??
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Responses
I have learned, and the Dad has not, that the best response is a positive, encouraging, emphatic but short statement. The call is not really to ask for advice it is to vent or inform. Any words of wisdom I may have are not welcome during the initial call. If it is important enough she will be open to suggestions at a later time.
Dad feels it is his responsibility to inject a bit of reality into her life. I say, the reality will slap her in the face soon enough, let her just go for it.
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And what will tomorrow bring??
Always interesting when the phone rings (at work) and some one says, "Pam, it's your daughter"...
And I will be excited to hear her voice no matter what the words are because I love and miss her.
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April 1
Hey mom, I'm shopping graduate schools. I've looked at Edinburgh, London Metropolitan Univ, University of Bristol, etc. I'm not sure what I want though: Archeology, Museum Studies, History...
What do you think of Brown?
My Reply: I like Blue.
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