Control Issues

Earlier this week I had someone tell me I had control issues. It was said in a joking manner and the person barely knows me. Wait--he really doesn't know me. (And, he made fun of my Cubs hat!!!!) Anyway, it got me to thinking...Do I have control issues???? Or, do I just want things done correctly?

For example, for our open house later this week, I am putting together a powerpoint. I could let other teachers on my team do this, but I want it to look a certain way--and if they did it, it would be plain looking. When we host the pep rally each year, I take on several big jobs. One job is creating the certificates. I could let another teacher do this, but they would hand-write the names and it would look sloppy.

Two years ago, J and I decided to have a sports banquet at our school. We went to the principals, and they loved the idea. The idea came from the fact that the male coaches didn't get their act together the previous year to hand out certificates to those kids who had participated in sports. That left us answering the question "Where is my son's certificate?" at the award ceremony. How do you tell a parent, or student, "Well, your unorganized coach didn't do it." The first year was a disaster in the male coaches again messed it up. They didn't have a list of names so they just wrote who they thought. They didn't want to miss a kid, so they called "All the football players" to the floor of the gym. They proceeded to take them to the side and pass out the certificates. If they forgot a kid, they wrote a certificate out right there. UGH! This past year, the male coaches again rose to the occasion! They had a ton of warning, but weren't too bright. One coach caused a lot of problems because he didn't know what was going on. HELLO!?!?!?!? I spelled it out for him. I even volunteered to do the certificates for him!!!! Did he take me up on the offer???? NO!!!! Instead, he verged on breaking some very official rules governing sports. This current year is to be different. Our principal said she was going to be in charge--partly after J and I said we were NEVER doing it again. We'll see. I know I will give in and do something--afterall, I'm already thinking about it! I do this not for me, but for the kids. They work hard and deserve to be rewarded--even if it is just a piece of paper.

I am the leader of a cadre (committee to most of you) that is in charge of several different events on our campus. One is Red Ribbon Week. Whenever I try to delegate responsibilities--so I'm not solely in control--no one follows through. Therefore, I look bad. I don't like looking bad. So, I don't delegate.

So, my question is this--Do I have control issues or am I just a perfectionist? Or, am I just unbalanced????