There was no way she could stick by Jordan for a long term consult and besides, it’s good for her to start figuring these things out for herself. She’s smart, she’s curious, and she’s resourceful. It might not be the perfect shopping trip but it beats what the girls down at Ted’s shelter are faced with, Sally had thought to herself.
Even though the prospects of buying uniforms for school wasn’t what Jordan had been looking forward to per se, Dad always made things more interesting. She enjoyed his outgoing nature, his sense of humor, and the way he could strike up conversations with perfect strangers. He was charismatic, smart, and witty. She knew he would have made this awkward activity during this dreadfully awkward phase in life a little more bearable – even fun. Mom, on the other hand, was far more serious and stressed most of the time.