It's back-to-school season all over the place, but in my home it's the whole start-of-going-to-school era. You see, my eldest just started kindergarten and although she was blessed to go to a great preschool, this, my dears, is the real deal. She has started her journey in formal education and can I just say it is a VERY BIG DEAL?
This beautiful child of mine resisted the idea of kindergarten for months. When we told her she would be switching from her preschool to a school for "big" kids, she shook her head and said, "You can't make me go!"
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I tried to get her excited by getting her focused on her new school supplies. She's a nerd, just like her mami and loves school supplies.
Then as the day got closer, she was no longer fighting the change, but you could tell she was nervous. Something her father said to her seemed to make a big difference, he told her that it wasn't just her first day of kindergarten, that it was the first day of kindergarten for all the kids in her class. She seemed relieved.
Then after much anticipation the first day of school arrived. She got up and announced that she wouldn't be crying. We planned our goodbyes saying we would take her to class, kiss her goodbye, and then she would walk into class alone. We were told parents couldn't go into the classroom.
She stayed true to her word, she didn't cry. As a matter of fact, after she said goodbye she didn't even look back, she just kept moving forward, and as much as I wanted to go in after her, or call out her name, I didn't because I know it's my job to let her move forward.
Once I turned to walk away, I started crying and it was okay because I never promised not to cry. I'm just glad I didn't cry in front of her. I'm so proud of both of us!!!
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