May 12 2009
Is it that time already?
Last night I went to Sweet’s Kindergarten orientation. Mind you, she’s not registered for school yet, but I went anyway. I’m kindof glad I did. I learned a lot:
1) School lunches haven’t improved as much as I’d hoped, and the lunch seats are just as terrible as I remembered. My rear is now completely flat.
2) Anything school related is sure to have lots of squirming kids involved. I’d left my own at home but was fortunate enough to sit behind a charming girl who passed gas loudly and then turned around and stared at me like it was my fault. (It was JUST like my own elementary school experience!)
3) I am freaked out about the swine flu. Well, not usually, but when the kid behind me sneezed for 20 minutes straight I started to wonder if I should get a surgical mask. Especially when I felt drops on my arm. Gross.
Okay, that was too much information. But seriously, the school reminded me a lot of the school I went to as a kid… except totally different. The first thing they told us was “this is not the Kindergarten from your childhood. Your child’s Kindergarten is like your First or Second grade.” These kids will be reading by the end of the year. Wow. Also, I was surprised by the size of the school. My friend and I got a little lost trying to find our way out of the building.
It dawned on me that I will be seeing less and less of my kid as the years go by. I had actually been looking forward to seeing my daughter become more independent, and to having more of my own life back, but when the teachers mentioned that parents won’t be coming in the classroom and are encouraged to just drop the kids at the front of the school–my little baby girl!–I realized that there’s no turning back. And where I had scoffed at the thought of me crying on the first day of school, now I realize that I will, most likely, be the disgusting tear-covered blob outside of Sweet’s room on the first day.
At least Taz still likes to be with his mama. I’ll hold on to that while I watch my daughter growing up before my eyes.
i remember like it was yesterday when i took my boy to school for the first time broke my heart. now he only got 2 years left and that breaks my heart. i totally understand where your coming from.
I can’t even imagine…it makes me cry to think about it…however, I’m seriously considering homeschooling!