My son graduated from kindergarten
yesterday. At the risk of sounding horribly cliche, it seems like
just yesterday I was dropping him off for his very first day.
Simply from a work-at-home mom
perspective, it's amazing how much your child going to school opens
up the world around you. I have a new appreciation for the job
teachers do. I've also become more community-aware. It's hard to
explain but, indeed, as much as his world changed, the world changed a little for me, too.
When the year first started, we had
some problems adjusting. It took several weeks before the crying
stopped. The first several days were fine, but then the reality that
he had to get up early and go to school every day set in. I
can't say that we didn't have a few unpleasant mornings in there as
is true with any parent, I suppose.
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Then came the behavior tickets. He
pulled quite a few those the first couple of weeks as he tested the
boundaries of the rules his teacher had set. And even then, his
behavior wasn't optimal. Then came his horrible handwriting. I
couldn't understand why he wasn't thriving and was already
considering how we might approach holding him back a year. But then
we took him for an eye exam (shout out to the fine folks at Dr.
Habel's office in Rainsville!) and found out he was severely
far-sighted and let me tell you, after he got his glasses, he was
like a brand new kid. He walked around saying, "Wow, I can see
up close now," not realizing before that moment that he'd had
any problem seeing at all. His behavior improved and his grades
improved. And the proudest moment of any writer mommy? He
discovered his love for books. We now make regular trips to the Rainsville Library and he's signing up for their Summer Reading Program.
But as much as I enjoyed watching him
thrive in school this year, I'm doubly looking forward to enjoying
the summer. I've taken off school, too, in order to take advantage
of the first summer I've been able to breathe in six years. I might
post some of the adventures we have planned here on my blog.
In the meantime, congratulations to all
the graduates out there from kindergarten on up!
First grade? Naw, don't really want to even think about that just yet.
Peace, love, pomp and circumstance,
Pamela
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