the first day of school. it's always been a day of mixed emotions, sad to see summer go but excited about all the new experiences in store. this first-day feels especially jumbled up for me, it's the last time i'll make breakfast for jake, take the obligatory first-day picture and watch him head out. (i doubt the dorms let moms into the kitchen to make eggs and bacon.....)
it seems like yesterday that he was standing by the sign outside Montessori Children's House for his first day of kindergarten, with his new blue backpack and his great big smile. he looked so happy and confident (which has essentially been his nature throughout life)....and after i snapped his picture, or 30 of them, i went to take his hand to walk him into his classroom.
"I can handle it from here mom" he said- mortified that i was going to come into mrs. sheldon's room with him. so i let him go.
i did sneak into the room to take a picture, he was already settled in at a desk- wearing a painting smock - paintbrush in his hand, happily working away. he heard the camera's click, turned and saw me and shot me a withering look. i slunk out of the room, got in my car, and cried all the way to WHO.
it was hard to let my little boy take that seemingly big step on his own, it hasn't gotten any easier.
"I can handle it from here mom" - i know you can jake, i know you can.
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Montessori Children's House....where Janet teaches...where Jones went to school. Small world. Did we talk about this before? Can't remember. Could be one of my senior moments.
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