my hair.
So I have to send this to you. And you'll be all pragmatic about things and tell me (1) Shelley is not replacing me as her BFF and that it is important for her to develop friendships in Seattle otherwise she will be lonely and I will ultimately feel guilty for her misery and (2) Ashley needs to make friends that have kids so she can have a support network of people going through the same challenging transitions from corporate America and independence to full time parenthood and (3) Cassidy is a punctuationally-challenged loon but I just need to accept it.
Ugh! I do not like this one bit. But I suppose I just need to accept things for what they are.
From: PBCupLover – June 26, 2013 – 4:22 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
Why don't you just save these things as some sort of therapeutic draft because you seem to have worked it out all by yourself.?
From: Renee Greene – June 26, 2013 – 4:24 PM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
It wouldn't be as much fun if I couldn't share it all with you. That's what being a couple is all about, right?
From: PBCupLover – June 26, 2013 – 4:25 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
Glad you are having fun, Babe.
From: Renee Greene – June 26, 2013 – 4:25 PM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
Now you miss Shelley too, right?
From: PBCupLover – June 26, 2013 – 4:26 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
It certainly was nice having her around to help deal with your daily crises.
From: Renee Greene – June 26, 2013 – 4:26 PM
To: PBCupLover
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Shelley update
:) See you at home soon. XO
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 2:32 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Am I hated?
Does your friend Ilana absolutely hate me?
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:08 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
She doesn't hate you. She just feels really strongly about not squashing her son's creativity.
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 6:10 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Well, I think it's ridiculous not to teach your kid to color in the lines.
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:12 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
She's just trying to have him grow up feeling free to express himself and not constrained by society.
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 6:16 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
I'm all for freedom of expression, but that's just laziness. A kid who doesn't know how to color in the lines is just scribbling. A kid who knows how to color in the lines but chooses not to, well, he is making an artistic and creative statement.
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:18 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
You could be right.
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 6:18 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Could be?
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:19 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Well, I'm not going to judge her. She's really smart and her son is already reading and he's only 4.
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 6:21 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Is she teaching him the alphabet, letter sounds and phonics or just letting him make things up on his own?
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:24 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Be serious! You're not a parent so you just don't know what style you want to have yet.
From: Renee Greene – June 29, 2013 – 6:26 PM
To: Ashley Gordon
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
My style is going to be normal parenting, not this new-age BS. That's for sure! Just don't judge me for doing this differently. And by differently, I mean normally.
From: Ashley Gordon – June 29, 2013 – 6:30 PM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Am I hated?
Ha! Ha! What, me judge anyone? I've got to put Siobhan down for the night. I'll call you later in the week.
CHAPTER 2: FIREWORKS
From: Renee Greene – July 3, 2013 – 10:02 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: Par-Tay?
What are you guys doing for the Fourth? Neil from the office is having a block party and invited us. It's going to be a bunch of families, but with kids come juice boxes and cupcakes, so I'm in. Can't believe that it's a year until my wedding. Hurrah!
From: Shelley Manning – July 3, 2013 – 10:03 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Par-Tay?
Making some fireworks of my own.
From: Renee Greene – July 3, 2013 – 10:04 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: Re: Par-Tay?
<eye roll!> I walked right into that one, didn't I?
From: Shelley Manning – July 3, 2013 – 10:06 AM
To: Renee Greene
Subject: Re: Par-Tay?
Ha! We're going to dinner and then will watch fireworks from Nick's friend's loft balcony, which overlooks Puget Sound. Have fun, Sweetie. Gotta run. Mwah! Mwah!
From: Renee Greene – July 3, 2013 – 10:07 AM
To: Shelley Manning
Subject: Re: Par-Tay?
Sounds beautiful. Enjoy!
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