Push back

Ellen approached me last night with a paper in her hand:

• “Mom, I have this thing that I don’t think you’re going to want to sign.”
• “Oh, yeah? What is it?”
• “It says, ‘I have received the assignment and will help my child fulfill it.’”
• “What? You mean they assume you need help before you even try?”
• “I know. I think I’ve got it down already. … Here, I’ll write on it, ‘Parent … does not … accept’ … or … what were you going to write?”
• “’Ellen doesn’t need my help.’”
• “Oh, ok. I’ll erase this.”
• Then Charlotte chimed in: “I know mom, you can say ‘I don’t help my kids because I think they can do it!’”
• “That’s right, Charlotte. That’s exactly right.”

Say it loud, say it proud:

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