We were supposed to have a big meeting on the merger that is happening. My boss has been fired as of January 1 because the new people who will be her superiors have not been getting along with her. She has been running our program on her own for fifteen years and she is used to making her own decision. She and I get along pretty well, so I'm a bit upset that she is going.

But I skipped the big meeting because they were having an open house at my daughter's school, and I wanted to hear first hand from her teachers how she was doing. I was fairly pleased with what they told me. She is doing well, even in math, where I thought her homeschooling might have been the most deficient. The teachers all seemed pretty nice. The English teacher had a Pink Floyd poster on his wall and was having his students read 'The Hobbit' which earns him a thumbs up from me.

So after getting this very good impression from her teachers, I was a bit surprised to learn that she wants to go back to being homeschooled. Her mother isn't sure whether she is going to send her back or not. I talked to my daughter and she said she found school too tiring and too restrictive. She said she feels worn out after a day of classes and the homework is too much. Now she has been diagnosed as having a mild case of Marfan's syndrome, which could potentially have some impact on her heart, but I've seen this kid go all day at the county fair, and school is a lot less exercise than that.

I'm the non-custodial parent, and as a result I am not the decision maker here. But I hope she doesn't quit at this stage. Life is going to throw a lot harder balls at her than public school. If she is like 90% of the population she will have at least one job where she works 8 hours a day on her feet. Even when she is not on her feet she will be expected to think hard and move fast. I want her to be ready for it and not end up like the women who walk into my office living at the margins of society.

Oh well I already gave her the speech and offered my opinion to her mother. Not much else to do from my end.