And when I leave him at the first-grade door
He cries a little but is brave; he does
Let go. My selfish tears remind me how
I cried before that door a life ago.
I may have had a hard time letting go.
-from September, The First Day Of School by Howard Nemerov
No, he did not cry. He didn't even hold my hand. I was sad for him not to be happily surrounded by his old buddies. In spite of my own misgivings, Ethan was quietly excited, ready to make new friends.
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Hey, Rachel took off for kindergarten today without so much as a look back! She practically ran and we had to say Rachel! Come say goodbye!:{ I cried for a minute,then made myself stop! She was so happy! I am dying to know how her day went. frist grade1 All day is a huge step!
tmf, sorry
How did you do? How did Adam and Drew do? Was it weird? Quiet? Are you guilty because you felt it was nice like I did or did you miss his terribly (I did that too)? A bit of both? Ah, what a mix of emotions. I hope Ethan did great and didn't have the same mix of emotions we crazy mom's have!
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