There are some things that you just shouldn't have to discuss with your boss . . . like, "My husband and I are expecting a baby."I decided to have that conversation with my boss today. I thought I'd be proactive and let him know, even though I still have a few months. However, it felt very strange. James and I couldn't even "tell" our parents or my grandparents. We sent them a strange ultrasound picture in a Christmas card back in October and hoped they'd draw the right conclusion. The rest of our family was alerted via e-mail because we didn't really want to have that conversation with them either.
Anyway, my boss now knows. He's a nice guy. It wasn't really that bad. I then sent an e-mail with some questions to the HR secretary at the district office and now I need to personally send an e-mail to the HR director and start filling out some forms.
When you think about the people closest to you who you share certain pieces of personal information with, your boss just doesn't seem like he should be on the list. Oh well. I guess in this case, he really does need to know. We talked about planning for a sub for 3-4 weeks, finalizing grades, and perhaps coming in for a day near the end and going through the year end check-out process.
The conversation ended with him saying, "Now this is your second, right? You have that older boy?" Um . . . . . . . . no. I guess bribing my brother with french fries to come lug boxes once or twice at my school gave the wrong impression. Oh well. It wouldn't be the first time someone thought Willie was mine. It's okay. I'll keep him. He even got his braces off today!
