Open House

Open house was this week. They told me a little what to expect, and what I should talk about and pass out. They did not, however, tell me what I should do in the moments between the first parent arriving and when I actually began talking. I am one of the most awkward people you could be around in any possible social setting and these little pockets of small talk cause near panic attacks for me. It was made worse by the first parent being deaf, and somehow walking in without the interpreter. I signed the two things I had taught myself the day before, and then stumbled along until the interpreter showed up.

Once I began talking, I sounded boring and noticed that the parents were almost falling asleep. Their faces were blank- I have no idea if they liked anything I said or if it completely offended them. One parent kept making quizzical faces, but they always seemed to occur at odd moments in my talk, so I was never sure how to clarify. I tried a couple times to be funny, but no one laughed. It was nice seeing the parents, but overall it kinda sucked. And, of course, many of the ones I would really want to talk to didn't show up. No one screamed at me though, so it must have been a success.