- The last day of summer. The last day before Kindergarten.
Well, today is Ava’s last day as a free spirit. The last day before she’s subjected to the government education system. I’m nervous and scared for her. The public school system is a scary, messed up place. And truly, the only way to succeed is to learn to play the game. I hate that my beautiful, smart, lovely little girl has to learn to play the game. I can only hope that she makes friends and loves the next 13 years as much as she possibly can. Regardless, we will be there for her every step. And her every misstep.
Ava has done so well in daycare for the past three years. She’s adjusted quickly each time we’ve had to move her for one reason or another. But the benefit was that we could move her. You can’t do that with public school. And while her teacher seems lovely and like she really loves kids, her welcome email was riddled with typos and grammatical errors. Is this the quality that we have to look forward to? Some say I’m too harsh. Too quick to judge. Breathe in, breathe out…
I know I’m going to cry like a baby tomorrow when I drop Ava off at her classroom. I’m excited for her to venture out in this new chapter of her life. But I’m sad, too. I’m going to try my best not to lose it in front of her. She’s a tough little cookie so I have to be strong for her. So my next post will have pictures from her first day at school. I plan to celebrate this milestone as much as I can. While bracing myself for what’s to come.
So how did it go? I can’t believe our kids are going into the same grade! Mine starts next week.
Oh, that’s right! I forgot our little ones are the same age. She had a meltdown in the classroom. But I got her to chill before I had to leave and got a smiley pic. She absolutely loves it now! She thrives on learning and is making up fake homework for herself!