Cold winter morning small talk
We have 36 Fahrenheit degrees this morning (2.2° Celsius). That is mighty cold for almost-always warm, sunny Florida. I stressed it to my child yesternight: he must wear warm clothes the next day. Reluctantly he said “OK”.

Then comes this morning, and the iMessages exchange look like this:

Child:“Mama is trying to make me wear an incredibly uncomfortable shirt and is yelling like a siren.”Me:“Why? What’s going on?”Child:“She wants me to wear a … ⌘ Read more