I sent my G-man to Pre Kindergarten yesterday! I was full of mixed emotions: sad, happy, excited, proud and a bit melancholy. He is my first to enter the world of "school". We went to mother's day out one day a week for the last two years but that is still not the same. He wears a uniform, I pack a lunch everyday and he will inevietably make and lose friends, get his feelings hurt and make great successes. All unseen by me. That is why i am starting to be a wee bit sad.
I love being his person cheerleader. I waited for 36 years to cheer him on. Yes, I still have Fifi to keep me company and see all of her amazing acomplishments but I am giving one of my own to the public school system. The system that is all about test scores; rather than my childs interest and keeping the cafeteria on the bottom dollar; rather than making nutrition non-optional.
I am certainly the same person that I have always been but now I am driven by a purpose greater than myself. I want what is best for my children. I want teachers who genuinely care about children (thank you to Mrs. Eaton, we have that) and know how to appropriately teach them according to their skill level and interest.
My other cause for silliness- nutrition. It is my option as an adult to feed myself crap. It is my duty as a parent to feed my children a very balanced and planned out meal or snack. I am not talking about the elaborate five course dinning experience but a simple plan of offering meat, veg, fruit and minimal starch, sugar and salt at every meal. I am more and more inclined for our front yard to be a garden but I have brown thumbs it seems.
What are the points that cause chaos for you as a parent?
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