Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Pam, I feel for you, it is such a traumatic thing for parents to go through leaving their children in someone else's care for the first time. But the good news is that the kids are always fine, it is the parents who have a really hard time w/ it. Cheer up, you get to be re-united soon! Smile! > > Well the day came, I started in preschool today. He has an > August birthday and we really didn't feel like he was ready at the > beginning of the year. We felt like he was ready now and he's just > wearing his shoes during his sleeping hours now. He went for the > fist time this morning. We had visited twice. I talked it up all > weekend, but I had to walk out with him laying on the floor screaming > no, mommy. It was awful. I didn't let him see me upset. I was > telling him it was okay, I would be back in two hours with a happy > voice. And once I was out the door, I burst into tears. I called my > best friend and I couldn't even speak for a moment, she could just > hear me crying. She forgot it was 's first day of preschool so > I scared her to death she thought for sure someone in my family had > died. The preschool called me 20 minutes later and said he was doing > fine. He cried for a few minutes and then sat in her lap and then a > couple of kids came up and took him under their wing and then he was > doing fine. I go and get him in an hour and 20 minutes. I hope he's > still doing fine. I used to always worry when he would start school > because of his clubfoot because no one else besides his father and > grandmother has taken care of him. But that was actually the > farthest thing from my mind. As they grow it becomes less and less > of their life. Happy growing. > > Pam and (8-12-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Pam- I hope has done well in preschool. I noticed his birthday is August 12, 2001. My son Shane was born exactly a year later August 12, 2002. I thought it was a cute coincidence. June > > Well the day came, I started in preschool today. He has an > August birthday and we really didn't feel like he was ready at the > beginning of the year. We felt like he was ready now and he's just > wearing his shoes during his sleeping hours now. He went for the > fist time this morning. We had visited twice. I talked it up all > weekend, but I had to walk out with him laying on the floor screaming > no, mommy. It was awful. I didn't let him see me upset. I was > telling him it was okay, I would be back in two hours with a happy > voice. And once I was out the door, I burst into tears. I called my > best friend and I couldn't even speak for a moment, she could just > hear me crying. She forgot it was 's first day of preschool so > I scared her to death she thought for sure someone in my family had > died. The preschool called me 20 minutes later and said he was doing > fine. He cried for a few minutes and then sat in her lap and then a > couple of kids came up and took him under their wing and then he was > doing fine. I go and get him in an hour and 20 minutes. I hope he's > still doing fine. I used to always worry when he would start school > because of his clubfoot because no one else besides his father and > grandmother has taken care of him. But that was actually the > farthest thing from my mind. As they grow it becomes less and less > of their life. Happy growing. > > Pam and (8-12-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hi Pam, I know the feeling, but it does get easier, especially when he makes new little friends and starts telling you how much he enjoys it! Louisa Rachael 6-27-99 Zoe 2-22-04 RCF FAB 16/7 > > Well the day came, I started in preschool today. He has an > August birthday and we really didn't feel like he was ready at the > beginning of the year. We felt like he was ready now and he's just > wearing his shoes during his sleeping hours now. He went for the > fist time this morning. We had visited twice. I talked it up all > weekend, but I had to walk out with him laying on the floor screaming > no, mommy. It was awful. I didn't let him see me upset. I was > telling him it was okay, I would be back in two hours with a happy > voice. And once I was out the door, I burst into tears. I called my > best friend and I couldn't even speak for a moment, she could just > hear me crying. She forgot it was 's first day of preschool so > I scared her to death she thought for sure someone in my family had > died. The preschool called me 20 minutes later and said he was doing > fine. He cried for a few minutes and then sat in her lap and then a > couple of kids came up and took him under their wing and then he was > doing fine. I go and get him in an hour and 20 minutes. I hope he's > still doing fine. I used to always worry when he would start school > because of his clubfoot because no one else besides his father and > grandmother has taken care of him. But that was actually the > farthest thing from my mind. As they grow it becomes less and less > of their life. Happy growing. > > Pam and (8-12-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I know that terrible terrible feeling of leaving them. It is definitely harder on us as parents though. Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) _____ From: pammi_kay Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:45 AM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: tears--preschool Well the day came, I started in preschool today. He has an August birthday and we really didn't feel like he was ready at the beginning of the year. We felt like he was ready now and he's just wearing his shoes during his sleeping hours now. He went for the fist time this morning. We had visited twice. I talked it up all weekend, but I had to walk out with him laying on the floor screaming no, mommy. It was awful. I didn't let him see me upset. I was telling him it was okay, I would be back in two hours with a happy voice. And once I was out the door, I burst into tears. I called my best friend and I couldn't even speak for a moment, she could just hear me crying. She forgot it was 's first day of preschool so I scared her to death she thought for sure someone in my family had died. The preschool called me 20 minutes later and said he was doing fine. He cried for a few minutes and then sat in her lap and then a couple of kids came up and took him under their wing and then he was doing fine. I go and get him in an hour and 20 minutes. I hope he's still doing fine. I used to always worry when he would start school because of his clubfoot because no one else besides his father and grandmother has taken care of him. But that was actually the farthest thing from my mind. As they grow it becomes less and less of their life. Happy growing. Pam and (8-12-01) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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