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Well, vacation is upon us! Lilah came home today for the first of the summer's 2-1/2 week vacations (the second in before Labor Day). I can't say that I'm overjoyed, - I wish she'd have had more time to acclamate to the program before having a break - but there's nothing I can do about it. I must say, thouogh, that there is no comparison between this school and Harmony Heights. At Grove, everything is planned and has to be agreed upon and approved by the school. It's made perfectly clear to the kid that the school and parents are working together. So Lilah, her advisor (Alice), Scemi, and I had a conference call to plan out this vacation, including what was acceptable and what was not. Lilah was not too happy about a few things and blew up at Alice, but apparently quickly calmed down after speaking with staff, apologized, and said she understood. We emphasized that it was important that she carry over to home her the expectations and responsibilities she's required to perform at school, i.e., keeping her room neat, folding and returning clean clothes to where they were, putting dirty clothing in the laundry basket, brushing her teeth and showering daily, and washing her dishes. We are to discuss and agree upon her plans for each day the day/night before. She understands and agrees that she will not go to Brooklyn; her friends will come to visit her...etc.,......you get the picture.

So, naturally, about 10 minutes after boarding the train with Scemi from New Haven, she calls me asking to dye her hair. I say "No," she flips out, but calms down shortly thereafter and goes on to the next request: wants to get together with her new "boyfriend" (they're not supposed to develop any "relationships" for at least six months at Grove), who is from California and staying in Manhattan with his parents for a few days. I say "No" again (as this already was decided by Alice and me and explained to Lilah yesterday) and she flips out again. When I spoke with her next, she was fine and tonight she, Scemi, and I are having dinner together.

Anyway, we are going to Montauk for 4 or 5 days (from either June 27 or 28 until July 2) and afterwards Lilah will stay at her friend Marissa's summer house on Long Island for a few days before returning to the city. So she won't have too much free time before she returns to school on July 9th ( !!!).

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