School started on Monday.
You'd think after five years of doing this, I would find it easier to send them off...
When we got to school, I made sure that Eliza and Seth were off to their classrooms and then waited as they herded the kindergartners off to their wing in the school. With one last "I love you" and wave to Rachel, she entered the building. I found myself lingering at the school, talking to other parents and avoiding the inevitable. After several minutes it dawned on me that I didn't know what I was waiting for. It was time to head home with Caroline.
Oh how I would've loved to stay and watch their school assembly and experience with them the first day of this new adventure. I would've loved to tour the school and discover the new playground and surroundings. I would've loved to sit with each of them at lunch and make sure they had someone to talk with who cared. I would've loved to go out to recess with them and be the kind of friend they need.
Oh how hard it is to entrust your children to others. I keep a hope that this year their teachers and peers will be there for them the way that I wish I could.
