Parent-Teacher Conferences

Scare the hell out of me!! I must have some sort of repressed memory or something because even as an adult i'm scared. It brings back feelings of going to the principals office or staying after school because i wouldn't stop talking.

The Uh-Oh, i'm in trouble feeling.

I guess i'm just one of those parents that feels that my child's behavior is a reflection of me. And what if she says my kid isn't up-to grade. Or that he's disruptive in class. Or that he's just not "getting" it. My own paranoia i suppose.

I had parent-teacher conferences the other night. And of course, i get nervous as hell!! As always, it turns out fine...no big deal. His teacher, who is the size of a first grader and just graduated college last year, is really sweet as pie. She said Hunter was chatty and fidgety but if she called him he would get the answers right. He participates very well, gets along with all the kids. He's also above grade level in math and right at grade level for reading. Not. So. Scary. At. All. There was no big bad monster or detention slips getting thrown at me. So overall, the conference went pretty well. I can't complain about his progress at all.

I'd love to say i'll be fine at the next parent-teacher conference but i know i'll be scared to death again. I was like this last year too. I don't what i'm gonna do when he's a teenager and getting into REAL trouble!