Filed under: school | Tags: desk, fears, first day, friends, fun, girls, growing up, happy, kindergarden, lunchroom, note, parents, school, teacher, time, work
It’s the first day of school. New clothes are on, lunches are packed and butterflies are in tummies. We have a fifth grader and a kindergartener this year. It is not uncommon to see tears on the first day of school, not from kids but moms. My wife never had that problem. We had those first day butterflies with them, but that soon passed. I must admit that we do get a good laugh at all those SOBBING moms and their boxes of tissues.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: children, dad, fun, kids, leisure, life, parenting, school, starting school, summer, t.v., time, torture
Part of my job as a father is to torture my kids. Wait, before you click away from this page, let me clarify. I know that school starts in less than 1 week and all the lazy summer days are drawing to an end. I just want to make sure my kids know it. So I frequently remind them by counting down the days and hours till their little bottoms are securely set in those tiny desk. No more sleeping late, leisure evenings watching T.V. or playing outside till dusk. Time for LEARNING!!! I do not do this to make my children dread school, but to encourage them to cherish every moment in life and the freedom we have. And it brings my joy to hear my 10 year old say, “I know school is starting next week, stop reminding me”. AHHHH, ain’t being a parent fun!
