this happened to me--"this", as in I was in a situation where a missing bike was involved and the high parental court was forced to interject (which is never good in kidom). I remember the high tension between my mom and the mom down the street because someone's bike went missing. I am not sure of the details, but I think I was covering for my friend down the street or my brother. Either way, we were all punished and forced to weed the garden for the rest of the day.
I can see how relationships between parents can be dicey. No one has the same familial constitution set up and one family's rule broken is another's rule bent. I think about this more and more as we talk about starting a family in the future.
As for teaching, I guess this is the same between teachers. A late arrival or cell phone is a detention (or even ISS!) for one teacher and a conversation or look from another.
I have never seen my parents throw down with anyone else's, and thank God for that. I would d.i.e.
Raymond Carver's style makes me tense and anxious!
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