So I'm 31 and have a 6 year old son and there's been some slightly odd interactions with a male teacher at his school.
What got me thinking about it was the one from last week. My son is struggling a bit with mathematics so I had a meeting at the school to discuss what they could do and what I could do. I waited in reception for the head of mathematics to call me to her office and the way the reception is set up there's a wooden door leading to the hallway but it's got a huge window so you can see the entire hall.
Anyway, I was reading the various posters whilst waiting and saw a figure out of the corner of my eye so I looked at it was the male teacher, he was just stood there looking at me so I looked at him. It's was like two dogs seeing eachother from a distance and sizing eachother up.
It made me remember some other awkward interactions.
After the first lockdown we had the choice to send our kids back or keep them at home, I sent my son in. Male teacher was on gate duty for those few weeks before summer break. One time he said goodbye (he was saying it to everyone as they left) but because I was trying to hear what my son was saying I didn't say it back like I normally would, when we got out of the gate and crossed the street I looked over and male teacher was looking at me.
For a few days after that whenever I'd drop my son off MT wouldn't look at me, but eventually went back to normal with the hi's and byes.
At the start of the summer term he was on door duty for one of the classes and because of year group bubbles my kids year got to go in second (we had a 10 minute window) everyday we'd walk up the path and MT would wonder slightly away from him door so that he was just about visible to where my son would go in which was slightly around the corner from MT's door.
This term he's not on door duty but has wondered past my son's designated pick up point in the playground to enter the school building even though there are plenty of other doors to go in, as he works with older kids and their part of the school is separate from the younger years this is a bit odd.
We live a two minute walk from the school (I can see it from my front window) and during the summer we were out in the front garden for a while after school drawing on the drive with chalks, I heard someone say "bye" so I turned around and saw a car slowly drive off, it took me a second to realise that it was MT. The car gate is further up the road so he had to slow down to an almost stop to do this.
Going back after the first lockdown myself and parent friend noticed a guy that would show up at drop off and pick up and just stand across the road, myself and the other parent talked to MT about this guy watching the school but MT only acknowledged the other parent. We went across the street after to have our usual morning chat and he (other parent) commented that MT was looking at me.
Our first interaction was normal, it was a parent's evening, he smiled and said hello, I did the same and he showed us where to go, it's just everything since then has been...odd.
I told my friend about it all the other day and he said it's just me being weird but honestly the interactions are awkward. I don't get any bad/weird/creepy vibes from him though.
Is he being weird/awkward? Am I? Are both of us?
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MiniMumm01 · 16/01/2022 18:42
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