It *is* Read Across America day

[serafina20]

Would it be bad to assign my kids independent reading the rest of the morning because my eyes and head hurt from crying all night?

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[solo]

Independent reading sounds perfect.

Why were you crying? ;_;

[serafina20]

I was missing my dad. My mom tried to send me a message so I could have his voice on my phone, and it didn't work. The grief didn't hit until later, but it hit hard. :(

[solo]

Ouch, yes, that sounds bad. When my husband's mom died, I saved her last message on our answerphone so my husband could have it. There has to be a way of getting the message to you at some point!

[serafina20]

Maybe, but my mom is letting the contract lapse on the phone in a few days, so probably not. But it's okay.

Right now, I'm dealing with the fact that I told my mom about missing my dad and she said, "Well, you're not really missing him because you didn't talk to him a lot. You're missing the idea that he's here." And that was not what I needed to hear.

[solo]

I don't want to insult your mom so I just won't comment on that. :/

[serafina20]

She just apologized. She brought it up herself and said she shouldn't have said it and my feelings. This is big, because she never apologizes. I feel a little better now.