Awkward

Last night I took both of my older boys to their school's open houses. 5th grade for Jerell and 7th grade for Davon. Wow! The first one at the elementary school was pretty hectic, but we did what was supposed to be done. Then we went to the middle school. So, it's his 2nd year there but it still seems strange that I have a child this old. I can still remember [quite clearly] being in middle school and now I'm there as a parent.

We're walking down a long hallway to find Davon's locker when some girls see him and yell out his name, obviously very excited to see him. I feel awkward... What am I suppose to do? Should I stand there and watch as my little boy hugs and converses with girls? Do I tell him I'm in a hurry so let's get moving? I want to be a cool, un-embarrassing mom - so I just keep walking as if I have no idea who my own son is! I go down the hall and continue looking for the locker, casually peeking back to spy on these not-so-shy girls who are apparently not letting my handsome boy get away too quickly. He does finally head my way a couple minutes later and of course, has no idea of what I've just been through!

I'm not ready for all this!