Turns Out, I’m the One Making Junior Year More Difficult Than it Has To Be

“Seriously, Mom, all we’ve done this week is fight! I don’t want to fight with you!” She might be right. My high school junior and I have disagreed a lot this week, and it’s been really unpleasant.

But she has to learn to budget her money/not leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight for me to find in the morning/tell me where she’s going before she gets there/keep her wet towels off the floor/fill-in-the-blank-with-any-other-life-skill-she-will-need-for-college. My mind retorts sarcastically....