Yesterday my teenage daughters asked me for more shampoo and conditioner, and I said I’d pick some up at the grocery since I was on my way there.They rolled their eyes and sighed because they “needed” the expensive stuff at Salon d’Fortune Geaux Au Revoir. According to my high school French, I’m pretty sure that means, “say goodbye to your money.”“We want ‘Savage Smoothing Serum for Sexy Body' and ‘Hard Up and Slept In Moisture Geleé,’” they whined.“Please. I used my mom’s Head &…See More

 I received a notice from my cell phone company that I owed $376—last month's bill and this month's.  I sent a check last month, but they don't have a record of it, and my service is in grave danger of being disconnected.My daughters would be inconsolable if they knew because their phones are connected to my account.  If one goes, they all go. With no communication method (using house phones = social suicide, unthinkable), my teenage girls would scream and run blind-bat crazy to the corner of…See More