Letting go of my kids
My eldest Kaye went to her school’s educational trip last Friday. She’s now 7 and in her 1st grade. When I attended the PTA meeting in June, the teachers discussed that educational tours don’t include the parents. Well, I never really thought about that tour until Kaye handed me the approval slip. She was so excited, and she told me her bestfriend (who turned out to be a relative) will come, too. I told her she should ask her dad when we chat that night. At first, I was a bit adamant to not letting her go to that trip, because she’s only seven and this is her first ever educational tour - and without any parent or guardian to go with! Of course, I know her school is one of the best schools here in our city, but hey, some motherly fear still kicks in like, what if she threw up in the bus or got sick during the bus, or got lost, or worst, what if the bus had an accident. And I wouldn’t be there.
When I sent her off to her bus last Friday, I saw her excitement and happiness. (more…)
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