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| Journal Page, May 2010 |
He's gotten tons of attention for the past week or so as we got closer to the start of school: school supplies shopping, a visit from Po and Ya (two of his grandparents), congratulations from his kindergarten teacher and friends. So that's cushioned some of the transition. He's fine with it, a little concern yesterday once the reality started to sink in.
This morning we held hands and dove into the swirl of hundreds of kids as we made our way to his classroom. I gave him a hug, told him I loved him very much, and watched him go into class. Then I went home and blubbered a little.
5 comments:
You are such a good mom. Big hugs on such a big day for you all. :)
Congrats to you both! I'm at the other end of the spectrum: I saw my son off to his first day of senior year in high school last week. And yes, I shed a bit of a tear, too.
One suggestion: take a snapshot of your son on each first day of school. I've been doing it for years, and it's a fun way to share the joy of the day with others, and to look back on and marvel at how quickly time has passed (and at how much he's grown!). I'm trying to figure out how I'll be able to do this next year as he begins college! My sister says I need to let it go, but I'm thinking not. LOL
Thanks so much, both of you!
@Michelle: I took your advice (once I remembered to bring my camera) and took pics the second and third day. It was amazing how much better I felt after that. Guess I can no longer process an experience now without recording it. :o)
You know, I guess that's why it's been so satisfying for me too! I never thought of it that way. Thanks for the insight.
BTW, how's he doing?
@Michelle: Not bad. The second day he wanted to go back to kindergarten because he'd *only* made one friend the day before. I reassured him it takes a while to make friends, and that a lot of kids don't make any friends the first day.
Now we're working on getting him to be more independent -- following directions without having the teacher remind him what he's supposed to be doing, remembering to bring everything home, etc. Geez... he's really having to be his own guy.
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