Your Daughter is Doing an Amazing Job

More on Mothers:

Today a mother came in with her daughter to "check on her grades and credits."  This is usually an uncomfortable meeting.  The mother is gone most of the year working in other states.  Her youngest daughter (a junior) has two children - one born January of her freshman year and the second born a year later.  Her older sister dropped out when she became pregnant with her third child - you get the picture. 

Mother is always disapproving of her daughter.  I've listened to her criticisms many times over the years.  Today I told her that not only is her daughter passing all of her classes, but she completed enough additional credits in the Alt Ed program to be 2 credits from graduating.  She looked confused as I explained that her daughter had almost completed four years of high school in three years.

"Your daughter has worked very hard."  "Your daughter can take college classes next year while her peers are in their senior classes."  It was the first time she sat in my office in stunned silence - no nasty comments, no negative judgments about the daughter she raised.  I printed out the proof of all she had accomplished and handed it to the mother, smiled at her daughter and wished them both a nice day.

I speak to alot of mothers, but not enough parents.

To be continued . . .