Commuter Mom: The Call

Caller ID is great, but I cringe every time my phone rings and it says “Bright Horizons” with my local area code on the screen. Today, my blackberry rang, sure enough…it was the center. Is Commuter Girl hurt? Is she bleeding? Is she sick? Am I going to have to leave early? I hope she doesn’t have a fever, I can’t take the day off of work tomorrow — and we all know she has to be fever-free for 24 hours before she can go back to the center.

I breathed a sigh of relief when the teacher said “Hello, everything is fine.” She then proceeded to tell me that she was calling so Commuter Girl could tell me something. She handed over the phone and I heard this sweet little voice. “Mommy, I peed on the potty. I did.” She then proceeded to not say another word, but to instead nod her head, according to her teacher, to every question I asked. Regardless of the one-sidedness, it was the best conversation I’ve had all week. A huge thanks to her teacher for making my day!