for the moms- Im going crazy about this school starting

anyone else here sending their 1st born child into Kindergarten this year? OMG i am sooo freaking out now. Ive been dreading this forever and now we only have until the 26th and then my 5 year old "baby" starts school! Im not ready to send my baby out into the real world! All the dangers and strangers. Ive never entrusted his care in the hands of strangers before and now i have to trust that his teachers wont let anything bad happen to him, that he wont get lost, abducted or hurt!  My friends here in real life are like "Hey momma pop that tittttie out of his mouth and let him go"  (rolling my eyes). I cant help it though. My children are my everything and Ive been acutely aware of how fast they grow. Ive never let the time just go by with them and not thought "wow, this is the last time he may do this or that, he's gonna be too old for this soon"  etc   Ive always treasured every moment with my boys and try to make the most of every day with them. I know they grow too fast  =(    I may be hypersensitive about this stuff, I dont know, maybe its one of my neurotic symptoms, but like I said I just cant help it.  In my head, i fully understand that this is the nature progression of life and that all kids have to start school LOL  but yet I still find myself dreading it more and more by the day. I Have to hide this from him of course, i dont want him getting apprehensive about it and going in on the wrong foot. So i have to keep all this bottled up and not display any negative signs outwardly so that he can see. Im also worried about how my 3 yr old is going to reaact.  They are best friends and play together every minute of the day. They are so close. Im scared my 3 yr old will get depressed and miss his brother so much. I will of course spend extra special time together with him, and Im hoping the puppy will help ease the transition too but he's already said things like he wants to go to school too , with his big brother and gets upset when you tell him he cant.

someone tell me to shut up , and suck it up! Im driving myself crazy about this! Anyhow, all you moms out there, give me some advice please!

[bandnmom]

You will be just fine. Last year i sent my first born to Kindergarten and this year I will end my youngest. Not sure which was more upsetting! LOL!! I will tell you a secret though...you will come to like it. The things you can get done with only 1 child home. Not to mention you love seeing them so happy and enjoying making new friends. It makes you feel like you did do something right. You made a well rounded smart child and let alone makes you feel great. You will see what i am talking about soon enough. As for your youngest...tell him he first has to do school at home. I went out and bought preschool and Kindergarten workbooks, yes she was in preschool already but only 2 days a week for 2 hours each day, anyways.....and after we would drop her brother off at school we would come home and do a couple pages in the books. She would always be so proud of herself and she is ready for Kindergarten.
Good luck to you and remember you will be fine. Dont cry especially if he doesnt!! LOL!!

[Jacqui805]

I was a freakin' mess just thinkin' about sending mine off too, so you're SO not alone on this one.  I did not leave my kids with ANYONE other than my husband, his mom, or my mom, period.  I dreaded the day I'd have to send them to school.  They were so excited though, and I never let on that I was worried about it and that I'd miss them like crazy.  I DID say I'd miss them, but I said it like, "I'll miss you so much, but I can't wait to hear about all the fun you had, see what you learned, and about all of your new friends!"  After a while, you sort of get used to it, and realize it's a cool thing.  I loved to see their little drawing and projects, and happy faces on their work and stuff.  I actually cried when my youngest gave me something once in pre-school, lol  When I was in better health, they used to get off the school bus (which was another sore spot for me when they first started) to me taking freshly baked stuff out of the oven....so it was like ahhhhhhh, the kids are home, AND it smells like heaven in my house!

This may sound sad, but I'm dreading the start of school again, as I do EVERY year.  I love it when my girls are home, even though they have whined all summer about being bored to death, lol  I will miss my daughters/buddies/cohorts/audience once again.  

[lonewolf07]

When my oldest son went to junior Kindergarten I just cried.  I felt like I was "losing" him.

The principal and his teacher asked my son if he wanted to play with some of the toys when he - the principal - left the room. He told my son that I would be in the classroom.  By the end of ten minutes, my son completely ignored me - he had found some toys and some other kids to play with.

It's difficult when our oldest child has to "leave home".  That principal was a wise man.  I cried for awhile but when I saw how happy my son was about school, it helped.  He was only four years old when he went into Junior Kindergarten.

You're son will do fine.  It's the parents who go crazy letting go of their children.

[VicUser]

I am sending my youngest off to college at Ohio State this year. He moves into his  apartment the 28th of this month, not quite the same but it is a land mark that will change our house. My wife and I will officially be empty nesters.

It will be hard seeing him go, exciting but hard. I know the house will be a lot quieter and his stuff won't be everywhere anymore. Which will be good and bad, I just it is similar to when he went to kindergarden and the house was quiet and clean for those few hours.

[mimi1313]

Okay I don'thave any kids yet but my favorite niece(I know I shouldn't have favorites but she's such a cutie) is going to kindergarten this yer and i'm actually taking the day off. She's so excited but she's a little strange sometimes so I worry about her. She said she was going to give up catfood for Lent. I don't know if she's really smart for picking something (I hope) she doesn't eat or really starnge because she eats catfood. She said she likes it so...
I couldn't imagine how it would be to be a mom but I've seen most of my nephews and nieces first day of school and I get nervous for them.

But my sister loves it because she gets so much done. She's thinking about taking classes after they are all in school all day, So it could be a good thing.

[dominosarah]

Just clean off all the stuff on your refigerator and buy a bazillion magnets cuz you will hang everything he brings home!!!!!!  I get to do that with my grandson now but have to share with his mother!!!!!  I really think i should get everything!!! LOL

I remember 20 some years ago walking my oldest to her first day in kindergarten crying my eyes out.  She stopped and looked at me and said mommy you will be okay and took off running for the front door.  There i stood, no kleenex using my shirt.  sara

[troubleinohio]

thanks you guys for sharing your experiences with me and letting me know Im not alone in this, lol.  Tomorrow morning we go for a brief open house type of thing- he and I will visit the school, see his classrooms, get a tour of the school, meet his teachers and other fellow students and for the grand finale we get to all board a school bus and take a bus ride so he gets to see what thats like too before he has to go it alone. So we are both looking forward to this very much. I got my alarm set for 5 a.m. so i can prepare lol.  We still have a little school shopping left to do yet also that we will have fun doing. on a side note, can you believe that we have to pay a $80 fee for his class?? thats on top of everything else you gotta buy (lunchbox, book bag/backpacks, clothes, shoes etc) and a haircut I have to take him to get too. Its gonna cost a fortune. Back when I was in school we had a list of things we had to buy like pencils, crayons, scissors,. glue etc, but it never amounted to 80 bucks worth of stuff!  Anyone else out there have outrageous school fees like this too? This is not a private school, its regular public school..  

[VicUser]

Don't get me started on school funding in Ohio, several years ago I helped with getting a levy passed and funding in our great state, and with the feds, is unbelievably unfair.

[Coolio Hernendez]

I know what you mean....I was so freaked out when my step daughter started Kindergarten....I really forget that she's not my biological child.....I have a 2 year old so i gotta go thru this all again soon......

Its part of life and there really is no way around it....Hang in there..

[bandnmom]

I have 2 in school this year and we pay $70 per kid plus we have a long list of school supplies that each of them needs. Not to mention the new clothes, shoes and shoes for gym, the back pack, lunch boxes......i could go on! It is expensive.....not to mention when you have 2 going!!

[catmagnet]

My daughter is a senior in HS this year and she's only going for 2 trimesters...talk about realizing you're old!!! Funny thing is, I've realized old people do the same things as young people, only slower and quieter... LOL...I don't FEEL old...I don't think I LOOK old..( hah ) at least I don't have gray hair yet...even though he's almost doubled his size and is disabled, I think my hubby is more handsome than ever...OK...I'm way off topic her...sorry for rambling...I'm just really stressed out today...=/

[lori0615]

I find this interesting. I am not sad about my son going to pre kindergarten. He is so excited. He will be going 4 days a week and on the same school bus. I'm a little worried since I live in a small town and he will ride the same bus as the Jr high and highschool kids.

[vegatarian]

I am scared that nobody will walk her to the kindergarten building when she gets off the bus, and they wont put her on the right school bus to come back home, and they wont help her open her juice box at lunch... etc. Mostly, I can't believe that I am not going to personally be near her to ensure she will be safe. I Hate this.