Parents

I don't know what it is, but I have this major fear of talking to my students' parents. I have to call each one of them today to set up a time that I can test their kids and I have been putting it off forever. I don't want to talk to them...I'd rather talk to their kids! I think part of it might be that I feel a little incompetent when I talk to parents because all of them are older than me. I mean, they do have 4th graders so I get all insecure about being too young and them thinking that I am incompetent. I know it is ridiculous, but it's just how I feel. Maybe I'll treat myself to something if I can call them today, like an ice cream cone. Yeah, that sounds good!