Most of the time in my life, I am happy and competent as a single mother. Then, things happen and you really want another adult to support you. I have wonderful friends and family but there is no one else who is primarily responsible for my children like I am.
Why this has come up again for me is that I have to deal with an oral surgeon who, two years ago, pulled four extra teeth from my daughter when she went in to get her wisdom teeth removed.
I needed to wait until she was finished her braces treatment before starting to see what the outcome would be. As things turned out, her teeth and smile look great to me. I will know next week what an independent ‘expert’ thinks about her situation though.
I talked to a lawyer this morning who I finally found who was interested in the case. It was surprisingly hard to find a lawyer. At first I was going to just write a letter on my own to the surgeon but then I thought that I really should get some professional help. This lawyer gave me the impression that he will not take the case unless he thinks that we will win and get ‘enough’ money to make it worth his time. I have no idea what that figure is though.
On one hand, Girl wants to never have to talk or think about the whole issue. On the other hand, she is surfing the ‘net to get prices for a new laptop 
Money isn’t an important thing in her life but she isn’t above some glee in thinking about getting some money of her own.
That money will bring out a brand new set of problems. Boy, who had the same jaw problem but had his treatment go off without a hitch, really likes money. He has appallingly expensive tastes and will be jealous of his sister if she gets a big settlement. Oh well, we will deal with that as it comes up.
Jill
