Penny
teacher
Sorry — two days, I know. Thursday got eaten by parents' evening and then I just didn't know how to start this, so I didn't. That's the actual reason, not a polite one.
Chapter 17 · Month 8 · The Money Conversation
The Slow Reply
The question of how much time alone is normal when money is tight
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Algy
designer
Honestly, the silence didn't bother me — I had a menu to colour in and a calculator to argue with. It's fine, genuinely, though I did check my phone eleven times between Tuesday and now.
Penny
teacher
The double message is that eleven phone checks are fine and so is colouring a menu, but neither counts as three names. I don't need you contrite, I need the list shorter.
Algy
designer
Fair. The cheque's still unpaid, so I checked my phone a lot more than eleven — I'd rather be busy than admit I'm waiting on $1,240.
So let's agree it plainly: neither of us has to pretend to be busy.
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