It’s already starting.
I can physically feel him slowly pulling away from me, needing me less and less.
I knew it would happen. Not at five, but eventually.
Lucas, what are you looking forward to about your new school?
Making new friends.
Anything else?
Having a new teacher.
Are you feeling nervous at all?
No.
You know it’s a much bigger school then the one you are used to and while the teachers will help you, it’s okay to feel nervous.
I know.
And you can talk to Mommy and Daddy about any feelings you’re having, good or bad. It’s perfectly normal to be nervous when you go someplace you’ve never been before with people you’ve never met before.
I know. At least Katherine and Colby will be there.
True.
Do you think I’ll be able to take the bus?
Um, that might be an option. [Thinking: NOT A CHANCE IN HELL!] You don’t want Mommy to drop you off and pick you up each day?
Yeah, but I also think it would be nice to walk in all by myself.
Audible painful sigh. Can sighs be painful?
Well, why don’t we talk to Daddy and see what he thinks. It’s always good to diffuse/put off/rely on the other parent in times like these, no?
Okay.
To date, this has to be one of the most crushing things I’ve heard come out of my son’s mouth. Crushing and true.
He’s growing up, my little boy.
My five-year-old.
My kindergartner.
He wants to take the bus! Eek!!
Growing up is easy, it’s the letting go that’s hard.
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Letting go is totally the hardest. I feel like this every single year.
The letting go is the hardest. Totally.
My boys will be taking the bus this year too. They are super excited. My oldest has always been dropped off so I am really nervous about this big change.
Oh man, THE BUS! That’s big stuff! I’m waiting for my oldest to ask for the car keys… like “tomorrow”… 😉
xoxo
It is SO hard! I feel lucky that the girls still wanted me to walk them to their rooms – and I did ask a few times if they wanted to go by themselves – but about 2/3 of the way through the year Claire stopped letting me kiss her in the doorway and would drag me into the hall to say bye. I asked her why and she said, “Because the other kids will say, “Eeeeewwwwwwww.” Rachel still wanted to give me copious hugs and kisses at her door, thank goodness. But as they start 1st grade, I know that it may not last.
Awwww. The bittersweetness of parenting. Sigh.
I never took the bus, but my sons LOVE the bus. I don’t drop them off, but I do pick them up from Extended care (where they ask me “why are you here so early? Can I play one more inning of dodge ball? )
you’re right my friend, growing up is so easy for them. It’s effortless, it’s us that have the bittersweet of holding on and letting go.
Love you
xi
The bus is the best part of kindergarten, truly.
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