Last night Weston informed us he was not going to school today. He kept restating it to make it abundantly clear and we kept assuring him he needed his rest and we would discuss it in the morning. Sure enough he continued his mantra this morning. So much so that David ended up driving him to school to have a chat with the teacher before leaving him there in tears saying he "missed Mommy and Daddy too much to stay at school!"
-Ugh! Talk about heart breaking! The little guy doesn't want to go and what does he give as his reason? -- He doesn't want to be away from US. Oh. We've both been troubled all day about it. On the one hand, he only goes TWO days out of seven and he shouldn't complain. -Besides those are the two days Dave and I are heavily committed and get all our work done!
On the other hand, he's only five. And he's little. And school is far - with a long bus ride to and from. (sniff, sniff.)
We're concerned. This time of transition really puts an end to the freedom of summer and it's easy for Dave and I to get pretty focused on being ready for our classes.
Weston is so bright. He loves to figure things out and he loves discovering laws of nature. Like, how a balloon can adhere to you with static electricity. I hope he can find that same joy and freedom in school where I can see already he's writing his name!
But it is troubling and sad. I think the boys need more lap time.
I get homesick too.
Especially when I'm feeling alone. I know my Mom will always take time to listen.
I hope I can be that kind of Mom for these guys when they get home.
Amen.
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