I'm with the others, Stropps. Calm non-reaction, other than 'stick it out'. Perhaps with a 'please' on the end. She's used to you saying 'how high' when she says 'jump', and while many times jumping has been necessary, at the moment you should remain firmly on the ground. (Other than when bins are concerned, obvs).
Hearty congrats on the pay rise, and to Rose for triumphs in her meeting also.
Having spent an afternoon at my adult ed place, I am remembering what a basket case it is, and why I found it so frustrating last year. We do have a new manager, who actually does stuff, however, so I think things will get better.
On a Wolf Mother tangent, feeling slightly wounded on behalf of DS. His BFF said that DS is not being invited round to BFF's house as his mum thinks DS's behaviour 'isn't good enough'. Mum (who is good friend) has never mentioned anything to me. Mum rules BFF with a rod of iron, and admittedly DS does do the occasional thing such as getting down from the table without saying 'thanks', which BFFMum would never allow, or be a bit of a smart-alec. But he's better-behaved than 90% of seven-year-old boys. Including BFF, who was something of an oik when he came round. Naturally, I shan't say anything, but it's a bit
-inducing.