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[quote=Anonymous]Coming to the end of my oldest's 1st grade year, I'm surprised to find I still feel pretty awkward when interacting with his teachers. It's just the in person interaction that feels uncomfortable -- we communicate via email and very occasionally text and that all feels normal. But pretty much every pick up, drop off, or school event, I find myself feeling awkward and uncomfortable talking to his teachers, like I can't quite figure out the correct level of formality and friendliness. During drop off, in particular, I feel like I never get it right -- if I drop off quickly I feel rude, if I stop to have a short conversation I feel like I'm holding them up.

I'm just surprised because I'm not socially awkward generally and even if at first a relationship feels a little uncomfortable, I'm very much a "fake it til you make it person." I can't think of another person I've had a whole year's worth of interactions with and still felt awkward around them to the point that I kind of dread having to see them. I don't feel this way around the daycare teachers for my younger son, nor any of our activity teachers/coaches. But I wonder if it's because we have a financial relationship with those people? Maybe I'm having a hard time with transitioning to a public school setting where I don't personally hire and pay the teachers so it changes the dynamic a bit? I'm not sure.

Does this get easier as they get older? I don't think his teachers are socially awkward -- it's more like the relationship feels a little undefined and uneasy and somehow that hasn't gotten better all year. Last year we were remote all year and it was also awkward but I wrote it off because everything about last year was worse than normal. But now I'm wondering if this is just how it is.[/quote]

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