'While each year of parenting unlocks some new achievement, from independent butt wiping to learning to read, each year of parenting can feel like a little loss as well.'
at our local elementary, I watched my 9-year-old twins scatter across the playground, spewing stories of vacations and camping trips to friends they haven’t seen since June. My youngest, who is starting kindergarten this fall, clung to my leg until she saw a few familiar faces from preschool and began to timidly play. My oldest son, though, is entering sixth grade this fall. He also hung on the fringes of the group with a small crew of buddies.
I know my son is having a hard time with this — and the truth is, so am I. When we walked him up those steps for kindergarten with a backpack bigger than his entire torso, middle school seemed eons away. He had such a hard time parting with me that first day that two aides had to help calm him down. Group photos of that day show lots of smiley kids and his red, puffy, tear-stained face.
While each year of parenting unlocks some new achievement, from independent butt wiping to learning to read, each year of parenting can feel like a little loss as well. We lose some control, we lose some sway over their choices, and we lose a little bit of our window into their lives and friends. He tells me he’s both excited and sad about this transition. “I love the elementary school building, but I think I will love the middle/high school too,” he said. More than the rooms and hallways and murals, he’s worried about the connections he will lose. “I will miss the teachers, and the person I will miss most is the principal.
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