First Day of First Grade
It’s a mixed-age classroom, which I like very much, but when I saw my little guy sitting there flanked by older and bigger boys my tummy knotted up. I wanted to grab each person in that classroom, child and adult, by the shoulders and hiss “That is my heart sitting there on that rug in an orange polo shirt, do you understand? He is my naked, beating heart. Be kind to him.”
But instead I gave him a high five and I walked away.
August 27th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
I love the way he looks so composed and cheerful in that photo! 🙂
August 27th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
He’s a good kid. But he’s actually having a rough time with the transition to elementary school. I’ve told him that if he gives it six weeks and still hates it, we’ll make some kind of a change.