A Dreaded Parent/Teacher Conference

Today I went to my kids’ school for a parent/teacher conference which is held a couple times a year. This conference is where parents sit down one-on-one with the teacher and hear about the progress or lack of progress with little Billy or Sally. For some reason, I am always a little nervous about this occasional meeting. I especially start sweating it when the parents in the meeting prior to mine walk out crying or worse yet, cursing. Neither of these things happened today, but I only added that for dramatic purposes. First, I sat down with my daughter’s teacher and listened as she informed me that Lexi was a humble, quiet leader and loves to help others. Next, I went to see Ty’s teacher and the first thing she said was, “You can tell that your son really loves you.” I already knew that because while I was waiting, I read “A Special Tribute” written by Ty H. and plastered on the wall outside his classroom. Ty’s special tribute was written about his dad, that’s me in case you are wondering, and he said some really nice stuff – stuff that made me want to get all emotional. By the way, Ty received glowing reports from his teacher.I’ve got to say that I was one proud dad. My kids are not perfect, but they are great kids and I need to let them know that more often. Although I am always proud of them, I need to make sure I verbalize it.Don’t assume a person knows you are proud of them. Speak up and let them know.