The Budget of Paradox

Sophia,

Greenways Academy. How is it? I’m sure there’s a big story behind the switch. I hope you give me the chance to understand it all some day. I’d love to know what your day looks like. I mean, is it just rolling out of bed and getting a tablet in your hands?

As you can imagine, I have a few opinions about this, but I doubt it matters to anyone. I’m very unhappy that Lynchburg schools were such a disappointment for both you and your sister. What’s really tragic is that your mother specifically mentioned the high-quality schools in Lynchburg during our divorce as justification why she had to live there. She refused to move anywhere more convenient for me or somewhere with better job opportunities for her. Nope, it had to be Lynchburg because the schools were the best in the nation. She really said that.

And here we are, ten years later, and both of my daughters have essentially dropped-out. Morey told me she barely graduated. She certainly didn’t earn it.

The whole thing makes me sad. And I’m sure your mother will never admit she was wrong. I think she’s incapable of admitting she was ever wrong about anything. She insisted that you and Morey were much better off being raised by a single mom in Lynchburg. I think ANYTHING is better than the situation we have now.

But, whatever. I mean, everything is broken and no one cares.

I hope Greenways Academy is the answer to your problems.