Hey Kid, No I Am Not Your Personal Assistant

Not your Uber driver, either!

Sep 23, 2022

TEXT MOM Hey Kid, No I Am Not Your Personal Assistant   The summer before Sydney Lee's daughter left for college, things got a little… transactional: "Each day I was directed (by my 18-year-old) about what her plan was, what she needed, and where the rest of the family did (or likely didn't) fit in. Action plans involved food, laundry, maybe a follow-up Venmo request, and quick one-on-one scheduled catch-ups at times that I was usually ill-prepared for, but I would take what I could get."  Finally, Lee snapped — and she got a little perspective, too. Check it out.  Don't do anything I wouldn't do this weekend,  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   Read More

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