Today is one of those days I wish there were three of me. Literally, three. Tonight my husband has a meeting out of town and I have three separate events I should to go to. Tonight is back to school night for my son, and tonight my daughter has a volleyball game, and lastly, the high school is hosting senior night.
So let's start with back to school night. There are pros and cons, I'll start with cons since there are not as many... 1. It is boring, every teacher says the same thing every year. 2. OK, that's it. Selfish, I know. The pros, well, we are talking about meeting my "son's" teachers. 1. I always feel it is important to introduce myself to his teachers, let them know we are supportive and they can contact us immediately with any issue. 2. I like finding out when each teacher has their prep/counseling period so I know when to call if I have a problem. 3. I like to meet the teachers and get a general feeling about them, that way if my son says something about them, I can measure it against my impressions. 4. I have never missed a back to school night for either of my children - EVER.
My daughter's volleyball game is one of the events. Now if I am honest with myself, this is the only one of the three that really doesn't need my attendance. She will have plenty more games for me to attend this season. It's just... this is the only one I really want to go to.
Lastly, there is senior night. I have attended freshman orientation, sophomore night, and junior night. I'm sure it will be more of the same plus some new items, last date to take SAT (so it's reflected on applications), they are going to go over college application deadlines for UC and CSU schools, and I'm sure there will be other important information as well. Now as the parent of a senior, this event is probably the one I most need to attend. Amy is going to need to start applying to schools. I hear they need to apply to about five or six because the schools are being more selective these days. I have no idea how I got into college. Seriously. I don't remember filling out an application (I must have, but I don't remember doing it). I do remember getting a letter from Fresno State saying I had scored high enough on my SAT that I didn't have to take the "special" math or English class, but that is it. I hope my daughter is more aware of what she is doing and for what purpose. She seems more mature than I was.
So there is my dilemma, I guess I am going to have to be responsible and skip the volleyball game. And I think what I will do is email all of Will's teachers to introduce myself. So that leaves only one place to go. I think I'm going to go dig out my clip board so I can be ready to learn everything I need to know about applying to college.
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