The Season When Friendship Always Trumps the Social Hierarchy

Less than a month earlier, Britney was an ever-present nuisance when it came to Chloe’s efforts to spend time with Gayle. That was when school was still in session. But Chloe’s fortunes quickly changed once school was over. Summer vacation was not even ten days old when Chloe received an offer she would not have even thought possible back when school was in session. Chloe was Gayle’s choice as the friend to bring along on a family vacation to her grandparents’ home at a popular vacation destination.

Permission to Text Events

It is now quite a common occurrence. A Hermes High School student will create a multi-day Facebook Event associated with his or her mobile phone. Sometimes the title is quite descriptive: New Phone – Need Numbers. More recently, the objective goes without saying and the Event is simply titled: New Phone. The result is always the same. The vast majority of invitees post their mobile phone numbers to the Wall of the Event. Philip’s friend Teresa created a New Phone Event just a few weeks ago.

This is Post One Hundred

Thirty-two months ago today, I published my first blog post. A little over a year into my writing I was honored to have the “Life Reflected” blog included as one of the now thirty-five blogs listed in the “Best of the Web” directory of blogs on the topic of parenting. With the arrival of this hundredth post, I have decided to make this a ten year blog with three posts each month until 2018 shortly after Chloe departs for college. I began writing for many reasons that were compelling to me then and remain compelling to me now.