October 12, 2026 · 5 min

I do not have any homework.

It is late and I am behind.

Free

Plain Talk

A free letter every Thursday: one thing a teenager said this week, what it meant and what I would try.

Plain Talk, every Thursday

Chapter 1 · 3:30 pm

Nothing.

I need some time before I can talk about it.

Try I am here when you want to tell me. Do you want a snack?

Chapter 2 · 6:30 pm

Why do we have to sit here?

I want to be on my phone, and I want to be treated as grown up.

Try Fifteen minutes, phones in the basket, then you can go.