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Shared on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:38
6:15 a.m. : Alarm goes off. With Wonder Woman strength, I stop myself from throwing it out the window. Proceed to get ready.
 
6:30 a.m. : I check on my sleeping daughter. My heart constricts watching her sleep peacefully. Today is the day. Time to wake her up.
 
6:45 a.m. : She sits there, smiling and chatting with her older cousin as they eat breakfast. Very animated today. Very enthusiastic. She shows her book bag with all her supplies. Gleaming with pride, she is.
 
7:00 a.m. : She is still talking away, only now at the front door. Her cousin will be getting on the bus soon.
 
7:10 a.m. : She is waving like a lunatic, and hollering “Bye! Have a good day at school!”
 
7:11 a.m. : “Mom, are you ready to go yet?” she says. “No, honey, the school isn’t even open until 7:30. We have to wait a little bit longer” says mom.
 
7:35 a.m. : I can hardly keep up with her. Any other day she would be meandering beside me. Not today. Today, she is on a mission! Today she starts kindergarten!
 
7:40 a.m. : She, doesn’t know I’m here anymore. She is having the time of her life. I am slowly backing away from the door.
 
7:42 a.m. : I put the key in the ignition. I begin to cry. Why? For heavens sake, I don’t know! I am happy to see her in school, truly I am. I honestly didn’t think I had any tears in me for this. Sure I was anxious. Sure I knew it would be sad. I just didn’t count on the overwhelming emotion once it was all said and done. It’funny how someone so small, can fill you with so much emotion. I dry my tears (after, all the cop sitting in his cruiser is beginning to give me a funny look now). I say a little prayer for her, then I take off for home. I am going to miss you, but I know you are going to do just fine. Just fine.

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nae's picture
Submitted by nae on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:44
been there done that twice now ... my last one still have a few more years till she rips out my heart and travels with it in her backpack lol :) btw LOVE the pic....
MikeJames's picture
Submitted by MikeJames on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:47
Sounds like my wife a few years back on the first day of school.....also sounds more recently like my neighbor....except she's pregnant and she cried all day. MJ
doorgunnerjgs's picture
Submitted by doorgunnerjgs on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:48
Actually he was probably giving you a look of compassion. He probably has seen this many times before! Good luck on getting through the day!
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:58
mine is only 8 months and I dread the first day of school. I will be a basketcase.
OldManRiver48's picture
Submitted by OldManRiver48 on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 09:42
Its the bittersweet, they grow up too fast and we cant always be there to protect them or share in their next adventure.
M13a77's picture
Submitted by M13a77 on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:24
Good post. Hope she has a blast in school. Mine will be going next year.
CaptJB's picture
Submitted by CaptJB on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 12:12
Now you get to look forward to all the cute crayon drawings and what how she learns to write and read and she the excitement in her eyes as she tells you all the neat things she's learning. Enjoy every moment as I know you will, they grow up too fast these days and the they're gone.
UnwashedMass's picture
Submitted by UnwashedMass on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 13:26
Mine starts sixth grade next week. I choke up every time I drop him off.
naveeda's picture
Submitted by naveeda on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 14:42
Sweet little writeup you have here DaQueen, mine starts preschool next month, i think i'll be crying all day that day :)
SPEEDBYRD's picture
Submitted by SPEEDBYRD on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 14:55
Lifetime could not have written a better blog!
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Submitted by CapnHun on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 16:20
I still have a beautiful picture of the first day my baby girl started kindergarten. Strangely enough I did not cry that day. I did cry her first day of High School. Maybe it just took me that long to realize that I was letting her go.

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