A Letter From One Kindergarten Mom to Another.

~ quirkymoms486

Well, here we are.

This day seemed so far away for such a long time didn’t it? I thought so too and sometimes I still can’t believe we are on the full on school journey now.

It seems like just yesterday that we were rocking, burping, pacing the living room floor just trying to get adjusted to having a new baby and now our baby is growing up.

We were listening to baby shark on repeat and holding chubby little fingers to steady them while learning to walk. Going through the emotional journey of potty training and their preschool journey learning how to be a friend, leading us all to here.

This moment.

Kindergarten.

I’d be lying if I said it didn’t keep me up at night thinking about it.

Just hoping and praying that it will be a great year and that he will thrive and be happy being in school and make lots of friends, be kind and have a wonderful teacher who is patient. That’s all you can ask for right? That’s what we have been teaching and preparing for.

Even sitting here typing I can’t help but cry and our first day is still a week away.

I guess I am writing this to let you know mama, you are not alone. Your fears are rational. It feels like you’re sending your baby out into the big scary world without being able to be there to protect them every minute of the day.

But I am choosing to embrace this new journey and make it the best I can for my little man. Making sure lunches are fun to open each day, volunteering for all I can, being involved in his school journey as much as I can. Attending every event or field trip he asks me to. I think that’s what helps your little one and you in this adjustment and school years to come.

So don’t be afraid to cry after hugs and drop off, don’t be afraid to think about your little one every second of their first week because it’s normal and it will happen.

Schedules might be a little more crazy, doubts might be a little more high, evenings a little more busy, but it’s nothing we can’t handle.

I wish you the best of luck on the new school year! I hope it’s successful and fun and that you both enjoy it.

We’ve got this mama’s!

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  2. My kids are almost all grown, but my nephew started Kindergarten this week and I cried. I carried him for my sister as a surrogate and have watched him 3 days a week since he was born. I wasn’t ready to let him go, even after doing it with my own kids. It’s okay to be sad. Life is different after school. Different, but beautiful and full of hundreds of firsts to come. Feel your feels and make new memories 🙂

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  5. My oldest started kindergarten this year too. So bittersweet! She seems so ready, which is awesome but also makes me sad. She really doesn’t need me the way she used to! Thanks for this post ❤

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