I have to say, James was SO excited to be at the elementary school. He couldn't figure out why I wasn't leaving him there to learn and go to recess! I tried to explain that we were just signing him up so that he could start school in the fall (many, many months from now.) Oh, the disappointment in his eyes! I believe he responded with "but that is forever away!"
I was trying my best to put on a happy face and be excited for him, but inside I'm dying thinking about the day my first baby will leave the protection of my house and go out into the world. Overreaction? Maybe. But I can't help myself. I think about my days without him here and my heart aches. He's such a big part of our family and is such a sweet, tender-hearted little thing. Even though I know he is going to love school, I have a hard time being glad that he's growing up.
My only consolation is, every stage he enters I seem to love more than the last. Every new thing he learns, I delight in along with him.
And it is only Kindergarten! It's not like he's going to boarding school.
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I totally understand the "agony" of letting your little one grow up & go off to school. But knowing James will love every minute of his new adventure helps ease the pain.
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