Conferences

I hate conferences. I love talking to children; their parents are not my cup of tea. But the worst part is that the Olathe School District decided this year to make those teachers who are parents suffer even more! How, you ask? Well, the conference times used to be Thursday, teachers came in late at noon and worked conferences til 8:00 p.m. Then Friday morning, we got up early and worked 7 a.m to noon. You were also allowed to use 2 hours on Friday as flex time, meaning that if I did a few conferences after school on Tuesday and Wednesday, I could leave by 10:00 on Friday! Sounds pretty good, right? Well, Olathe decided that this didn't accommodate most parents and so we worked all day yesterday ( a regular day with kids) and then did conferences from 4:30-8:30. And today we have to go in at 11 and work til 8:00. The good part is that we get all day off on Friday...right? Well, that works if you don't have children and don't care if you see them at all two nights in a row!!!
I do realize that parents take weekends away from their children....but I've just not ever been able to. I think maybe when he is a little older, I'd be okay with him staying with grandparents for a weekend. But for now, he's my baby and I miss him a lot. I cried yesterday when I got to school because it made me so sad to think that I wouldn't see him until almost 9! I know...I thought the days of crying when I went back to work after maternity leave were over.....but no. I still miss our summer time together. I'm not saying I want to be a stay at home mom, but I am saying that anyone who stands in the way of my time with my child better watch out....I get cranky! Wouldn't you miss this face?