Parent Teacher Confrence...

Today was Kouper's 2nd grade parent teacher conference with her...and I hate to say that while I am so proud of everything that my son is a the little person that he has become, I feel that I have less and less to do with his growth as a little human each and everyday. 

The title of my blog "Rock Meets Hardspot" is generally the way that I view my life, because it seems to be an internal struggle for me to always feel that I am doing the right thing, or making the right choices in my life.  When I talk about Kouper and the amazing little person that he has become...I don't always think that I promote the right habits that a bright, smart, intelligent little person should start forming. 

I think that it is the reoccurring internal argument that I have with myself on a daily basis.  I work CRAZY unpredictable hours.  I don't know when I am going to be at work always depending on the day.  There are many days where I say good morning to the kids, thrown them on the bus and in daycare and then say good night on the phone.  I ask Kouper about his day, what he learned in school, what he had for homework and if anything big happened to him throughout the day.  But, when you have that conversation with your kid over the phone it looses some of magic and amazingness.  You don't get to have the family dinner that studies say matter so much...and an expectation that we have created in our house.

I have to always remember that he has an amazing father, but it is a weird feeling to be sitting at a tiny table on a tiny chair with your little humans teacher telling you that EVERYTHING that you have done for him up to this point has turned him in to the amazing person and student that he is...and ask IN THE LAST 3 YEARS BETWEEN SCHOOL, NEW BABY AND CAREER...HOW MUCH HAVE I REALLY DONE FOR HIM?!?!?!?!  Is it a fair question to ask..no!  But it was the common theme going through my head at this conference.

Now, since I am on the topic of schools...I have to sound off about the whole congress naming PIZZA a VEGETABLE!!!  Crap...that is what I say Crap!  Thoughts?

Off to listen to the rain I go...