My daughter went for a job interview today. She’s 18… wants to work… has been looking for work…it was at a new restaurant here in our town.
During the interview she was told calling out for being sick was not tolerated. Ever. Unless you’re in the hospital. At a place that makes and serves food.
She came home and told me and said… not the job for me because she didn’t think that was ok.
Is this common practice these days? Make it make sense please.
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He met her in economy. They fell in love in business class but they almost lost each other in first class.
Let me explain.
When they started, it was simple.
Cheap dates.
Long calls.
Pure energy.
They didn’t have much —
but they had time, attention, and hunger.
That was their real luxury. Then life upgraded.
Better jobs.
Better circles.
Better money.
Suddenly, love had competition. Meetings replaced conversations.
Money replaced presence.
Providing replaced connecting.
He thought: “I’m doing this for us.” She felt: “I’m losing you in the process.”
Luxury entered the relationship —
but intimacy quietly left.
And that’s the part we don't talk about and here’s the truth:
Luxury can upgrade your lifestyle
but downgrade your relationship—
if you’re not intentional.
One day she said:
“I don’t miss what we had.
I miss who you were when we had nothing.”
That hit different.
He realized too late:
She never fell in love with his money.
She fell in love with his presence.
So he made a shift.
Not backwards — but deeper.
More time.
More listening.
More intentional love.
Because real luxury isn’t the car, the trips, or the bill.
Real luxury is being fully present
with someone who doesn’t need you—
but chooses you anyway.
Bottom line is, don’t let success make you rich outside and bankrupt at home.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A KID CALLED ME A BITCH IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS LAST WEEK?
l asked him to step outside.
He left, but not before flipping a chair and slamming the door.
I wrote it up. Admin followed protocol.
Two days later, I got an email from his mom asking if I had video evidence.
Because, quote, "He doesn't act like that at home."
Of course he doesn't.
At home, he gets what he wants.
At school, I'm the first adult who ever told him no. Two days later he was back in my room like nothing happened.
Same smirk. Same attitude.
The write up disappeared into a black hole.
Meanwhile, I’m still getting parent emails asking if I “provoked” him.
As if saying please step outside is some kind of fighting words.
That’s the reality. The kid flips chairs. The teacher gets interrogated. 🙄