So I had to schedule a meeting early yesterday in the case it ran late because I had a meeting with Luna’s teacher. Not a bad meeting, but the regular Parent Teacher conference.

I have been dreading this. Luna is a complex child. Only recently, have I figured out that if we let her play a small video game before bed (10 min?) she goes to bed well. It has to do with showing herself that she can win at something. She won’t often share things from school. When asked how her day was, she says "I don’t want to tell you" Sigh…(head hanging down and shaking). When we ask her to read at night, she refuses.

My meeting went well in the sense that her teacher and I described that same child. She does great academically. She is at grade level or above for all academic stuff except her letters (she writes backwards sometimes, not the letters, but the entire sentence goes Right to Left…is this a problem? Or is she f*ing around with everybody?) However, her behaviors are a problem. She still demands one on one attention. She will over react to bumps and pushes from friends. She won’t sit still or shut up during circle time. She distracts her friends. I did ask if when "not attentive" was marked low if this meant a) she ignores the teacher, b) she won’t sit still, but can parrot back the commands, or c) she just gets involved in something else. I explained that b) is the MO in our house, but then again, she may act differently in school.

I did start the conference with "So, has my child lead to drink?" Her teacher laughed. And then said that it was not an inappropriate question. Sigh. At the end of the meeting, she wished me luck when Luna is 14… Great!