I particular like the alliteration of "bright and bossy" as a description of mum.
I think your title could be something slightly more extreme than "My Bad-Hair Day", perhaps "My Worst Day of the Year" or "Pulling Out My Hair to Distract me From Mental and Physical Anguish" or "The Many Straws That Broke the Camels Back".
I do remember talking to you on this day and could hear the increasing stress and tension in your voice with each update. You probably forgot to mention that your children (and others I guess) were calling for reports.
Looking forward to the next one, fingers crossed it might be a "My Good-Hair Day" story.
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