Girl Doll will start junior high in the fall, which means that yesterday was her very last day of elementary school...ever.
When I arrived at school to pick up the kids, I found Girl flanked by two of her friends, sobbing. One was a fourth grader who was devastated to be left behind, and the other a soon-to-be 7th grader who will be moving on to a different school. Everyone was difficult to console. In the end, I gave her some time and went to get us lunch. I had a heavy heart over it.
It is rare that she cries like that, and it was difficult to see her so sad. Many of my friends kids cry easily and a lot, but Girl Doll is not generally very emotional or sentimental. It's not that she is some kind of robot - she is very compassionate, but she is also easy-going and not much rattles her.
Maybe that will be her saving grace going into junior high school.
Today is that day! Just dropped off Girl at school an hour ago. She is excited and nervous.
ReplyDeleteI miss her terribly already.