Dad, the boys, and I talked to Ethan this evening. I asked if their was a good time to Facetime this evening and at first he said yes, and then he said the afternoon might be better, and then he said the evening was fine again, so that’s what we did. He said Laura is about 100% convinced that she’s going to transfer to Concordia next year. I asked why she is thinking she wants to do that. I can understand and am not against the idea, as long as it is her idea and not anybody else’s.

But these are all thoughts I keep mostly to myself. It used to bother me so much to watch parents of adult kids hold back so much of their thought and conviction. Like, have some backbone and speak up. But it’s not that simple and you have to be sensitive to the changing dynamics in the relationship, whatever they are, that as much as you feel you deserve a say and have valuable things to share, you still have to be tactful, and courteous, and listen first, then maybe speak.

I’m going to write more letters. Miles was here visiting today but I didn’t talk to him. I’ve stayed mostly in my room over the past two days. I don’t like this and am ready to not have it be this way where I am missing so much of my life because I can’t function. Well nevermind about Miles. He was just in the living room. He said it’s nice to be back where people speak English. I guess there are like six different languages people speak on his team, mostly Portuguese and Spanish.