I hate this! I feel like I'm not allowed to talk openly about my child to the school. We parents have so little power there. I am afraid that advocating for DS will mean the teacher may mistreat him. That already happened to him once at his previous school. I feel like it's impossible for me to come up with the perfect approach that will have the desired result. I'm really feeling very depressed about it right now. I feel sure I'm going screw it up! I'm not the kind of person who relates easily to people. I am perceived as aloof or demanding, especially by other women. Maybe I should send DH to the conference? Has anyone tried that?