I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach! My son started 2nd grade today...he's 7.
Last year, the first day of school was great. They lined the kids up outside with their new teachers...very orderly....they saw all their friends, felt safe and knew where to go.
This year, they are pointing the building and it is surrounded by scaffolding, so they funneled the poor kids into the building like a herd of goats....of course, no parents are allowed in for safety reasons, and they are all loaded up with bags of supplies and heavy school bags(My little guy also wanted to bring flowers to his new teacher). He got very nervous and he started to cry....I couldn't do anything except have hug him and have him go in.
I can relate!! My son is also 7 and started 2nd grade this year. All summer he's been counting the days he had left to stay at home. Two weeks prior to school starting, he kept saying he didn't want to go. That Sunday night he cried alot. He told his dad that he was shy and the other kids didn't like him. He has a few quirks, like so many kids, but I can see him being a target. I wish I could hold his hand through this!! I don't know why this year seems so hard when compared to the last two. Obviously he goes to school and with a smile, but I'm sure he's doing it because I want him too. I just don't know what to do with him!!
And, of course, his little sister started kindergarten this year and loves it and is excited to go everyday. She's very outgoing and completely opposite of him. I don't worry about her.
And, of course, his little sister started kindergarten this year and loves it and is excited to go everyday. She's very outgoing and completely opposite of him. I don't worry about her.
Isn't that funny....I also have a daughter...she's going to pre-K...and she RUNS!!!! No worrying about that one whatsoever. My son is such a mush, though. He's very sensitive and clingy. My DH says...whatever doens't kill him will only make him stronger....
let's hope!!!
okay, no crying at my house DS - 6th grade tells DD - kinder 'if you had as much work as me, you wouldn't want to go to school either' -- she jumps up every morning & we have to pry him out of the bed... 
i really hope school goes well, DS started a new school in 2nd grade & i remember how scared he was--good luck to you both this year 
I'm crying today! 
My son has orientation for pre-k today and I don't get to go cuz I have to work!!
My first one in school and I don't even get to go to meet his teachers or see where he goes to school. My hubby gets to go, but it makes me so sad that I don't get to be there!!
I'm crying today!
My son has orientation for pre-k today and I don't get to go cuz I have to work!!
My first one in school and I don't even get to go to meet his teachers or see where he goes to school. My hubby gets to go, but it makes me so sad that I don't get to be there!!
I'm so sorry that you are missing it, but I bet he'll be so excited to tell you about it later. Try to make that a special thing for hime to look forward to everyday.
Today was the first day of preschool for my son. I have got to tell you all that I have prayed for a solid month for my son, that he would do o.k. today. Well he did great! He walked right in and said hello to his teacher and started playing and she told me that would probably be a good time to "slip away" so I started walking out the door and looked back and he saw me leaving and I waved and he waved and out the door I went. I stayed just outside of the classroom for about 5 minutes but I didn't hear him cry so I left the building. I didn't think I was going to make it to my vehicle because I had so many tears in my eyes that I couldn't hardly see the sidewalk. My husband called and I couldn't talk to him. I was literally sobbing. I couldn't go into to WalMart I looked so bad. I sure hope tommorrow is better (you know, for me anyway 
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Dordee...I almost started crying when I read your post....I know exactly how you felt...
The good news is that when I picked up my son from school he told me he had a fantastic day after all...
He went to the lunchroom where the students were gathering, found his class and sat down. The teacher came and saw he was holding flowers so she asked him "are those for me?"..and he gave them to her...then she saw that he had been crying (OK...I'm crying right now!!!!) so she put her arm around his shoulders and they both led the class up to their room.
What a wonderful teacher....she obviously paid close attention to him, realizing that he needed a little extra and now he can't wait to go to school tomorrow!!! GOD BLESS TEACHERS!!!!
I'm alone at the house now!!! You'd think that would be a good thing, but I seem even less organized now! I guess I'll get used to the house being so quiet!! We're in the second week of school and my son is doing OK. Every night he still says he doesn't want to go, but he doesn't put up a fight. He still asks me to eat lunch with him every day. So, I've signed up to volunteer one day a week for both my son and daughter. Hopefully that will help a little. I just don't know what to do to get him excited about school.
My daughter said she never wants to leave kindergarten!
Dordee - It's amazing how we think it's going to be hard for our kids, but it's always the other way around!! I think the hardest part for me when I first put my kids in pre-school was the fact that I was leaving them with strangers. They both just waved at me and it was like they couldn't wait for me to leave! I know they're doing fine in elementary school now. I'll never stop worrying though. KIDS!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear he was crying!!
My 5yo has been in Kind. for a month now and I just sent my 4yo to preschool for the first time ever.....yesterday. He seems to love it, though.
That was so sweet of him to have flowers!!!! I'm glad he wanted to go the next day (today).
Let us know how today goes!
ohhh, I can definetly relate.... Been there, done that, everything said above!! I cried, I asked myself why they have to go... Now my oldest entered high school (here in Quebec we have kg, 1-6 grade and afterwards 5 years of high school.) no middle school or junior high or what ever... So he's 12, in a big school full of teens (full of hormones) I was afraid!!! I worried so much, and I wasn't there at home after his first day of school because I had to be in another town for a funeral. Well, he says he likes the school, loves he teachers, and he found ways to take all his things to class that I never thought about when I was at that school... He was having lunch at my MIL because I thought it was better than eating at school, but he told me that he prefers eating at school with his bestfriend, that's the only time they see each other, they share the locker but they don't have any classes together. so.... tomorrow he starts eating at school with his lunch...
So here I am, crying because my son is becoming a young man!!!! Why they have to grow up so fast???
Hi..first time Iposted, but I can relate to all you mum's, my boys are quite a bit older....15 & 12, so it's been a long time since their first day experience. But I remember I was so terribly upset, (more than them) and it was hard to control my emotions! Today is their 1st day of school, and both of them are going to different schools this year, and a bit nervous, I guess that's how it is...... starting something new is quite unnerving, and I still have butterflies in my tummy, hoping that everything will be ok...........and it usually is.
adven68,
I cried when I read your post. Your little man must be quite a little guy. That was one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. His teacher sounds absolutely wonderful. Well today was alot better. Neither one of us cried (Well it was just me crying everytime but I didn't today) and I was quite proud of myself. Almost forgot, Congrats on being in the member spotlight. You deserve it!!
KittisKakes,
I felt exactly the same about leaving my son with strangers. That is so hard to do. Fortunately his teacher is super nice and so is the aid. The aid is also fabulous when it comes to good hygiene. She cleans the bathroom after EVERY child.
Sometimes I think about how hard it is to be mother and then that adorable little face looks at me and says "mommy, I love you" and I think "wow, am I the luckiest woman in the world or what?"
Ohhhh this does bring back memories. I wish I could tell ya'll that it will get better but it doesn't. My DD (16 yrs old) just started her very 1st job this week. She has worked 2 evenings after school & has came home so upset & already wants to quit. I'm trying to help her see the brighter side of the job but she can't see it. I told her she has to give it at least a month & then if she still wants to quit then she can. My DD is so sweet & loveable. She has a huge heart & is always cheerful in everything she does. I'm so afraid working is going to change her. But she has to hang tough & I can't do it for her. I keep telling her that she is the only person that can change a good day into a bad day. That's my philosophy. Don't let anyone get you down & change your feelings. I guess being a Mom will always be tough huh? Ya'll hang in there!
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