Sugar sugar

I'm sitting in my classroom waiting for my last parent-teacher conference....I really should be cleaning my classroom right now, but instead I think I'll post a new blog.

I've had far too little time for the blogging world lately.

So here's today's topic: sugar coating. The term is a familiar one to me as I often emplore this technique during conversation. What is it about confrontation that freaks me out so much? I have such a hard time confronting and working through real issues.

I've been thinking about this lately as I've been going through parent-teacher conferences. I am absolutely HORRIBLE at relaying bad news. During my conferences, I tend to end every sentence with "he/she's doing great!" even when it may not be the case. "Well...he throws tantrums for hours at a time and can barely read his own name...but he's doing just great!" What?! He's not doing great!! In fact, he makes my life h-e-double-hockey-sticks most of the time. But I just can't seem to get to the point where I'm comfortable confronting the kid's parents.

This happens in all areas of my life -- it's one of my greatest struggles as a Christian -- being real about my own issues with people. I don't like being real about their issues either. So instead, I try and deal with all my crap (for lack of a better term) internally -- when what I really need is a gosh darn confrontation.

I have been praying that God would help me deal with confrontation -- that he would put someone in my life who is willing to call me out, that I would not take it personally when I am confronted, and that I would be willing to grow from it when it does happen. At the same time, I'm hoping that I can get better at confronting issues with others -- 'cause sometimes it just needs to happen.



So there. (I'm being confrontational...)

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