LOL!
Keep in touch and you'll do fine. Schoolies go droolie when Daddies come to visit.
Tom Hanks nice guy thing. Dadvocacy shall be a force unstoppable!
Go Dadvocacy!
Watch Tom Hanks in 'League of their Own' - but leave the hip flask at home. From what I remember, he uses the lower growl voice and stern looks when needed.
What Tom Hanks is is 'likable.' I'm not sure how he does it. Even when his character has to say mean things, we still like him.
Of course there are no guarantees on 'Advocacy.' It's basically 10% shaming them, and 30% begging, 30% listening and providing reassurance, and 30% providing inspiration to do what they came to the job to do in the first place, instead of negotiating. I did everything right, and still couldn't get a subject acceleration or a grade skip for DS. We had to shuck out the money, but at least we got the skip after we did that. And in a way the transition was easier, because he had already left his friends behind. I'm so glad that all of that is in the rearview mirror for me! DH and I wake up every day grateful for my son's current school situation.
Love and More love,
Grinity