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How to Work With Mrs. Brady (Parent Edition)
How to Work With Mrs. Brady (Parent Edition)
A survival guide you didn’t know you needed…but now you definitely do.
A survival guide you didn’t know you needed…but now you definitely do.
By someone who knows Mrs. Brady very well: Mrs. Brady.
Welcome to BHCA!
If you're reading this, it means you are a parent, and you want your experience at Big House Christian Academy to be smooth, joyful, and minimally chaotic.
You came to the right place.
This guide will teach you how to communicate, collaborate, and co-exist with your Head of School, fondly known as:
Mrs. Brady
Mom (only three children and one staff member may use this title, but many others accidentally do)
The Queen Bee (get it, our mascot is the bee)
The Woman Who Talks Fast
The One Who Responds to Your Email at 11:37 PM
Let’s begin.
**1. Mrs. Brady Talks Fast. Very Fast.
**1. Mrs. Brady Talks Fast. Very Fast.
If you don’t catch it…just ask again.**
If Mrs. Brady is talking to you at school and you feel like you're listening to a podcast on 1.75x speed…
You are.
This is normal.
She has 87 things to do, is thinking about 42 more, and is praying about 19 of them simultaneously.
If she says something you didn’t catch, please don’t pretend you understood. Just say:
“Wait… what?”
She will happily repeat it — just still at 1.75x speed.
**2. Email is queen.
**2. Email is queen.
Cornering her in the parking lot is… not recommended. She probably hasn't finished a full Diet Dr. Pepper yet.
If you have a question, email her.
If you have a concern, email her.
If you want to ask something simple, email her.
If you want to ask something complicated, email her.
Email is your friend.
She loves email.
She will respond.
Sometimes shockingly fast.
**3. She loves clarity.
**3. She loves clarity.
She does not love mystery emails.**
Please avoid sending:
“Can we talk?”
or
“Call me.”
or
“Do you have a minute?”
or
“It’s urgent.”
These messages cause 10 years of emotional aging in 10 seconds. She already has gray eyebrow hairs that Juliette loves to point out. She does not need more.
Instead, try:
“Can we talk about the field trip cost?”
or
“I have a question about missing assignments.”
or
“Do you have time this afternoon to discuss an idea I have for next year?”
She will respond SO much faster when she knows the topic. Well, she'll respond fast either way...
**4. She will ALWAYS tell you the truth.
**4. She will ALWAYS tell you the truth.
Even when it’s not the answer you wanted.**
Mrs. Brady believes in:
honesty
transparency
biblical clarity
telling you the actual situation
not sugarcoating reality
So if you ask a question like:
“Is my child behind?”
or
“Do they need to work at home more?”
or
“Are they ready for Algebra?”
or
“Should they be in dual enrollment?”
You’re going to get the truth.
She loves your child too much to give you anything else.
5. She loves your kids — but she will not tolerate nonsense.
5. She loves your kids — but she will not tolerate nonsense.
If your child:
steals pencils
hides other people’s things
acts like they’re allergic to responsibility
treats class like a comedy club
“forgets” their work for the 17th time
says they didn’t know they had a test even though it's been on the lesson plans since last year
…she will talk to them.
Calmly. Kindly.
But directly.
Mrs. Brady does not do “ignore it and hope it goes away.”
She does “let’s fix this now before it gets worse.”
6. If she sends a detailed message… PLEASE read the whole thing.
6. If she sends a detailed message… PLEASE read the whole thing.
She doesn’t write long messages because she loves typing. I mean, she doesn't hate typing, but that's not the actual point.
She writes them because she’s trying to prevent confusion.
If you skim it and then ask a question that was answered in paragraph two?
She will answer it again.
But she will sigh softly first. She may even sigh loudly.
7. She assumes you want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
7. She assumes you want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
So she communicates with:
clarity
purpose
directness
heart
honesty
logic
sometimes emojis 🙂
occasional humor
always love
She is not passive-aggressive.
She is not cryptic.
She is not dramatic. Well, she is dramatic, but also not the point.
If she has something to tell you, she will tell you.
If she doesn’t say it, it’s not a thing.
8. She LOVES parents who stay involved.
8. She LOVES parents who stay involved.
Want to volunteer?
Ask.
Want to donate picnic tables, sponsor sports, bring cookies, or adopt a teacher?
ASK.
She will not say no. You don't even need to ask if you're bringing tacos or a Diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Coke on tap.
She wants you involved.
She loves partnership.
She loves teamwork.
She loves families who love BHCA.
**9. She runs on Jesus, caffeine, and sheer determination.
**9. She runs on Jesus, caffeine, and sheer determination.
Please pray for her.**
Pray for wisdom.
Pray for strength.
Pray for clarity.
Pray for supernatural patience during drop-off.
Pray for her sanity during middle school electives.
Pray for her lungs during Cottonwood Lane field trip logistics.
She loves her job.
She loves your kids.
She loves BHCA.
But she also loves… prayer.
A lot.
**In Conclusion:
**In Conclusion:
Working With Mrs. Brady Is Easy… When You Know How.**
Just remember:
Email her
Be clear
Partner with her
Read the newsletters
Stay involved
Trust her heart
Don’t block the drop-off line
Don’t send mystery texts
And don’t panic — she probably already has a plan
She loves this school with her whole heart.
She loves your kids fiercely.
She’s committed to excellence, discipleship, growth, and community.
And she really, truly wants to partner with you.
🐝💛
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