Been reading the school uniform thread and thinking...
How many of you cry when your child starts school? That first day, all dressed up in their new uniform, taking their lunch in a box and all excited to learn.
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i was convinced i would, but didn't. i felt similarly, she was so ready to go to school, so happy to be there. But i did feel so proud of her, like my heart was about to burst. And relieved that i got on top of the school bag/lunchbox/uniform thing, by the time she started day one. Sounds silly now, but it felt like a big deal at the time.
Nope no tears here. We were both looking forward to it We had already done 2 yrs of packing lunch and 'school bag' for preschool 2 days a week so that didn't feel much different. Was so cute seeing them all in their uniforms tho same as Gigi, was proud of my big boy being so ready and raring to go
I spose after the first full week it dawned on me just how full-time it is, but still no tears the schoolday is actually quite short and they're home again before you know it lol.
No but then he was happy to go to school and I think I would have if he had been upset or crying. Actually I think I did get tearing seeing some of the other kids crying.
I didn't cry with DD1 but I did with DD2. I was worried sick she would have a melt down and be so overwhelmed by it, so I had more than a tear or two when I saw her happily go and sit on the mat to start her first day, but they were tears of relief not sadness. She looked like she was playing dress ups in her school uniform. I've had far more tears along the way at their accomplishments though - nothing out of the ordinary but just typical mum pride in her kids doing well and loving what they do
I didn't cry on the first day with DS1, but I cried on the second day because we'd taken him in to school ourselves because it was his first day, but on the second day he flat refused to get on the bus to school and he was crying and then the bus is driving off and he's looking at me soooo upset and then I started crying because I felt so terrible for making him get on the bus. Mind you we are 42kms from town and there is no other option BUT the bus to school LOL. I didn't cry when the girls started because I was an old hand at it by then But with DS2, I get teary just thinking about him going to school I'm going to be a mess on his first day, with my last baby growing up and going to big school.
Yes, I did with my eldest. It was as I left the classroom and walking out of the school. I did the same on both their first day of preschool, as I left and was walking out. I think I might have made it out to the car before the tears flowed when DS1 started preschool.
Nope, I was just excited that they were going. I might feel differently when my twins start next year though as that will be my entire collection of babies all big schoolchildren but I doubt it.
I did at home when we were taking her photo out the front. Like Gigi said, I was so proud of her, and couldn't believe we were here already. She was only tiny 5 seconds ago.
I got anxious for her because she was so anxious, but no tears at school from either of us.
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We had already done 2 yrs of packing lunch and 'school bag' for preschool 2 days a week so that didn't feel much different. Was so cute seeing them all in their uniforms tho
the schoolday is actually quite short and they're home again before you know it lol.
But with DS2, I get teary just thinking about him going to school
I'm going to be a mess on his first day, with my last baby growing up and going to big school.
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