Here it Goes Again
So, school has started again. I can say it has been an adjustment. This year we started school as business owners so instead of traveling all the time (we did a lot of traveling to headquarters last year), we got to really do the school experience.
A few things I have learned:
This is not like last year. We were coddled for sure as parents and students and so it was more free spirited than school structured. Neither is bad, it was just something to adjust to as parents. I got used to the lax lifestyle and somehow I seem to have forgotten that I had a schedule I had to adhere to when I went to school. I miss the “little kid” days, but I keep being reminded that my son is a big boy. “Closer to 5 than a baby” Dad has said to me. (Yes, I did inform him that my son could be 75 and still be my baby and he was not amused, haha.)
We are not morning people. Why is there no kid night school?! Haha. We have been working on being better about getting up with time to spare instead of basically needing to be dressed the night before so we can make it out the door on time. (Having Mee-Maw be an early bird helps too.) Kyler did acclimate to the bedtime adjustment, thank goodness. Is he happy to be woken up for school? Nope. Is anybody really? Nope. But he perks up by the time he get to campus, so that’s a plus for the faculty.
Kyler is an amazing kid. Of course I knew that, but as a parent sometimes we worry that it might not translate that way for everyone. It’s so nice that he doesn’t seem to be the child who the teachers love but can be frustrating. My son is strong willed and stubborn, I have a feeling it could be a possibility. I just am glad he and the teachers communicate well enough that they have a positive relationship.
I suspect every school year we are going to start with a classroom change shock and by week 2 all will be well. I am excited for school this year to be more like school for Kyler and to see how he grows.
