Sherri, we need to talk about your situation at school. I don’t want to yell at you. I just want to hear your side of the story. Okay, Mom. Lisa brought a joint to school today and she let me try it. I didn’t think a couple puffs were a big deal. But you know smoking pot on school grounds isn’t allowed. There weren’t any teachers around! I thought it’d be fine. Why did you want to smoke the joint? Mom, I don’t want to talk about this anymore. Why not? I just don’t, okay? Can I go now? You’re not going anywhere until you tell me why. Lisa gave it to me and I thought I had to try it. Why? If I didn’t, she wouldn’t hang out with me anymore. Sorry to hear that. I see where you’re coming from. But what you did is not OK. And sometimes doing the right thing is hard. But Lisa is my only friend. I don’t want to lose my only friend. If she would drop you for not smoking, she isn’t a good friend. I guess you’re right. And remember, next time you might not be so lucky. You could even get arrested. I know that already. Don’t do this again. And during your suspension, I don’t want you talking to Lisa. That’s not fair! You made a mistake, Sherri. Now you need to take responsibility for it. Let’s sit down and talk about what happened. I know you got upset when Jenny was teasing you. Has this happened before? Yes, Jenny teases me every day on the playground and I would just stand there and take it. But today, I couldn’t take it anymore. I just snapped and hit her. This happens a lot? Do the teachers say anything? No, they’re clueless. They don’t know what’s going on. I’m going to have a word with the teachers. They should know you were being bullied. But the way you reacted was not okay. I told you, I couldn’t help myself. I know you acted out because you were upset. But we need to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Let’s think of a better way to deal with the bullying. Jon, we really need to talk about this like two adults. I want to hear your side of the story. It’s not fair! I wasn’t the one who sprayed graffiti on the lockers. You know that’s not true. It was caught on camera and one of the teachers stopped you. I saw the recording. Oh, Mom, I was just having a little fun. What you did was vandalism, Jon. You’re lucky to get away with a suspension. People get arrested for vandalising property. Spraying graffiti is not okay. You’ll be grounded until the suspension is over. That’s harsh, Mom. There’s consequences for breaking rules, Jon. You need to understand that.