u/Low_Syllabub468

Hey all! My FIL is one of the best people that you could meet. His love language is acts of service and he is always doing something for someone. I don't think he knows how to sit still and relax and will not take no for an answer. He will be 79 in February and is starting to get to the point that he can't physically do the activities that he loves (hunting, golfing) because of arthritis in his hands (hurts to hold things a certain way now) or his hands will just randomly let go of things that he didn't mean to let go of. He's never been much of a "stuff" person and every Christmas and birthday of his (valentines day) I always try to come up with anything that will let him know how special he is to us and how much we appreciate him. He is a super invested grandpa and has always gone above and beyond to be there for my boys. One of the main things I do recall him really liking and getting good use out of is a yeti coffee travel mug that we had inscribed with grandpa shark on it (he was always singing it to the boys when they were little) and he still uses it to this day. Husband has started to get him some really good quality hunting clothing the last few years but I'm not sure how much longer fil will be able to keep going based on how he talks about his hands hurting.

I saw a FB reel of the 4 types of parents at meet the teacher night: the involved parent, the warning parent, the custody/divorced parent, experienced parent. I understand that it was a spoof of someone else's teacher experience, but when I looked at the comments a lot of people said that they were teachers and preferred the parent who pops in, let's child see the room, waves at the teacher, leaves, but is still involved.

I understand that it's a lot in a short period of time, but if I'm trying to get a feel for you, I would assume you're trying to do the same for me and my kid. I appreciate the work that teachers do and don't want to make things any more difficult than they already are, so please explain what is the preferred parent etiquette for meet the teacher night?