Email Service Notes (Celeste)

Writing exercise

helicopter parents
– Hi, Vicky, what’s up? You seem unhappy.
– JIm’s son got busted this morning for fighting with his teacher and Jim had me to deal with this situation for he’s on biz trip today.
– What? That mother’s boy.
– Yes, it’s him. His parents always take care of everything of this boy, the apple of their eyes. You see, what’s good is being helicopter parents?
– Why do you have to be involved in Jim’s personal issue?
– He said you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. He’s my boss. Talk about you. How are you?
– Same old same old.

Edited 

helicopter parents
– Hi, Vicky, what’s up? You seem unhappy.
– Jim’s son got busted this morning for fighting/arguing with/talking back to his teacher so/and Jim had me deal with this situation because he’s on business trip today.
– What? That mother’s boy.***What does this mean?
Yes, it’s him. His parents always take care of everything for this boy, (he is) the apple of their eyes. You see, what’s good is being helicopter parents?***What does this mean?
– Why do you have to be involved in Jim’s personal life?
– He said you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. He’s my boss. Enough about me, you talk/your turn. How are you?
– Same old same old.