Dazed and confused is more like it. Didn't I just bring Bo home from the hospital? All wrapped up tight in a burrito swaddle, safe. Wasn't I just announcing my pregnancy with Jacob? Me nauseous, him growing inside of me, safe. Sending your child off into the world of public education is both thrilling and scary as hell. As a public educator, I am a strong proponent of public schools for reasons that may or may not be obvious. Yes, the price is right but what they can learn from kids of other creeds, races, religions is priceless. We're pretty open minded and accepting and we want our own boys to form their own beliefs in due time.
Bo entered 2nd grade this year and in the wise words of a good friend, "he's like, a REAL kid now!" Yep. It would be much easier to keep him swaddled in my protective cocoon his entire life, both he and his Pre-K attending brother, but I know that slowly but surely they will be inched out of the nest. So off they went and not a tear was shed - just smiles and enthusiastic waves all around. And me, at the bus stop, dazed.
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