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. year began. But as- time - past, But when she sh wed
ticked by it wasclearthat up acting normal in their
the class dynamics were presence, a jaw-dropping
not good for her child. And defeat took place.
in direct opposition to the
Momafia laws requiring Dear Room Mom,
support of the teacher even Your brave fight has opened
if your child's emotional or doors for all moms who have
educational wellbeing is at been banished or were once
stake, she moved her kid to afraid of what would hap-
. another homeroom, which pen if they made decisions
should have been no one for their children wit out
else's business. considering the knu ckle-
cracking Momafia thugs.
\Vonle11 ill Chanel jump out You've made it OK to par-
ent like an educated 2fdult,
exchanging a rapid fire of instead of a teen influenced
only by peers.
snubs, rumor spreading, and, Because of you, we can
love our schools but par-
nasty looks. ent independently within
the district and still have
.friends. The baseba that,
ignored their rules, and in The moms that were ponytail-wearing lawmak-
. the process became a super- once her "friends'; sud- ers are done. We've seen that
hero. denly ignored her at sport- they really have no po vel' at
See, typically if the ing events and in the school all. .
Momafia starts to give you hallways. She was excluded You've reinforced that,
the cold shoulder you've from daily chit-chat and was as parents', we are the advo-
been labeled a traitor. Yo~ made to feel uneasy. .cates for our childrel and
can no longer come around But in a bold move, as if responsible for making sure
and your children finish the mob boss spared her they don't fall throu .h the
out their education with a life but dumped her in a cracks.
detached mom, shunned by Collin County suburb with And as a side note; I'm
the powers that be. But this instructions never to return, glad you were the one to
room mother was willing she defiantly waltzed back take them down. You know
to endure the bull in order in and put her kid's name on it had to hurt being disarmed
to save her kid. She called the team roster. By doing so, by someone so much skin-'
their bluff, made some new she reclaimed tbe rights of nier than their most slender
friends, and kept a few old all outcast moms who have member.
ones under the radar. stood up for their kids in the Yours Truly,
The room mom didn't past. Merritt Patterson
expect to be in this predica- Shockingly, the Momafia
ment because she liked the had no Plan B. The bullying