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So, I was going to go out and do some errands. But, it is hot and smoky out (yes, I know that you know where I live and probably what school this is) so, I'm here.
There are10 houses at this school and the first round is broken up into two days in the evening. Sick and snarling my daughter went to her first round. When I spoke with her after her first round (she called me btw) she started with, "No one can be THAT nice." I had told her about the singing, cheering etc. so she was prepared. I overheard her say to a friend, "One round and I'm gone!" I said nothing.
Second day: Same time of day with filling out sheets. She came home at 12:30 at night, sick and cranky and noncommunicative. The next morning she opened up a bit: Each house was different in its own way. She liked some better than others and for different reasons. (No, I am not listing all ten with the positives and a possible negative). It was tiring and she was HUNGRY and sick. But no talk of dropping out.
She did know a few girls in a few houses. At one house a girl that she knew saw her and screamed her name. They hugged and did the greeting. At another house she knew a girl who is a family friend and again, the hug. And at a third house she knew the older sister(s) of her friends so there was that connection. Yes, this is Los Angeles but it is really a small town.
My older daughter and I spoke about where she would pledge. We actually agreed...but more on that later.
Daughter went back for her invitations for the second round which was for 8 houses. She received invitations for all 10. She mulled her options and eliminated two. They were smart and engaging, she said, but they weren't "her".
Again, she complained that people were too nice. How can, she wondered aloud, people get to know each other like this? They're smiling, they ask you questions like they care (they do) and it is a whirlwind.
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