report cards

On Friday, I handed over $25 cash to 15 for her report card. I have never paid her for grades before, and she knows why. We've had discussions about what she would have to do to get money for her grades. Her friends didn't believe her. Her teachers didn't believe her. But the cash on Friday was the proof, for her to show anyone.

15 did not get straight A's.

I find this a moment for celebration. Why? Because for three years, she has driven me insane with her panics over getting anything r...