You said the other
day that your
teachers expect so
much of you but
treat you like
little kids and
monitor when you
can pee.

Today you wowed me with
your eclectic song choices- the
Jeff Buckley song I had never
heard was stunning.

On our drive, you
must have sneezed
seven times and I
offered you a
tissue after each
one, hearing you
sniff up liquid to
keep it from
ruining your
insta-worthy makeup.

You declined
logic and comfort
each
time.
Because it
was my idea.

And this, my
darling 16, is why
you can’t be
trusted to make
your own
pee schedule
just yet.