That Was Almost Too Easy...

I had scheduled a case conference meeting for Son 1 today, forgetting of course to consult my crystal ball first.  If I had, I would have realized that I would be stuck at home due to having to take care of sick Son 2 and Doting Husband being out of town.   So I decided to go ahead and participate in the meeting via phone instead of re-scheduling.  I would never have done this if I anticipated any kind of problem AT ALL.  Having read the drafts ahead of time, it seemed that everyone was on the same page.  And once we got "together", that is exactly how it seemed!!  No debating, no defensiveness, and it only took 30 minutes, which is a new record for me on the short side.  My record the other direction is 6 hours and 11 minutes, but I digress.  Toward the end of the meeting, I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck starting to stand up and I had a brief feeling that I had been duped somehow.  The lack of discord made me a little defensive....once bitten, twice shy.  Then I had an epiphany:  This is how these meetings SHOULD go.  Why they don't ALL go this well is beyond me, but then I guess I wouldn't appreciate the ones that do.  :)