Every Day is Monday

Heartwarming moment of the day: the judge, a nice, old, conservative Christian man, defending my kid's right to be referred to by the gender pronouns of his choice by gently correcting court staff who misgendered my kid.

Surprising moment of the day: you cannot unhear your kid saying "Captain America's a pussy because he doesn't have a bitch" in open court.

Frustrating moment of the day: my kid telling me before court that everything was fine, and then in open court describing the vivid hallucinations that accompanied a suicide attempt.

Things they don't teach you in law school: how to decide on the fly whether or not the younger kids should stick around and listen to their older sibling describe hallucinations that have been plaguing him.

True fact: you cannot unhear, and it will always hurt, when you hear a kid talk about using heroin, about being forced to take it, about not wanting it and crying out against someone shooting them up.

Thanks, work.