Re: singing the blues

September 3, 2003

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Take a deep breath. Life's just moving a bit too fast for you right now, isn't

it? I think we'll all felt that before. This week of adjustment to school to

is hard for everyone even when they are going back to a familiar place. It's

even harder sending your " special " child so far away and your baby off for the

first time. Of course, you know it'll be fine, but mamas can't help but worry

at the beginning. I know you are busy busy busy -- but maybe you can take a

bubble bath or spend Liam's first day of school with a close friend who can keep

your mind off of things. A friend of mine spent most of the morning of the

first day of kindergarten at the shop with me. Just stopped in the " visit " , but

really it was stressful because her baby went to kindergarten, her middle child

started middle school (3-8 grade here in one building), and her oldest started

6th grade (real middle school wing) with locker combinations to learn etc.

Those kids have no idea how they stress us out even with their mild growings up.

I have always joke with my kids that they aren't allowed to eat vegetables or

drink milk anymore cuz I don't want them to grow up. Of course, they don't want

to be my babies forever, so they eat up.

Thinking of you today and looking forward to hearing how everything falls into

place...

Michele W

mom to Aubrie (5 yrs) CHaRgE and (11 yrs) -- winning " bad mom of the year

award " this morning -- can't find Aubrie's glasses, one hearing aide simply

isn't working, other won't stay in without glasses to hold it in -- so she's off

to kindergarten with nothing!

September 3, 2003

, the " firsts " and changes are difficult, but just at first. The

routine will be good for the kids as well as giving you a breather. Enjoy!

barbra m

-- singing the blues

hi all, this is a very hard week for me. Keegan started kindergarten

yesterday, and I just put timmy on a van with a woman I don't know to drive

him an hour + away to a place he's not familiar with. I want to cry. I'm so

happy he is in the new school, and know it will be great for him, but it's

getting there and coming home and all the unknowns for him too.

and I'm only half way through it, tomorrow I take my baby to nursery

school--ok, it's only 2 hours 2x a week, but he's my baby!!!! yes, it was my

choice and he'll have a blast and I'll love the 2 hours to myself, but.....

ok, I'm done with my sob story, I just needed to get that off my chest.

thank you.....like you had a choice--right?!?

have a good one,

, mom to timmy 8ChARGE, my brave boy!!! keegan 5.5, liam 2.5, wife to

pat

September 3, 2003

thanks for the support---I need the break too, it's just the first jump.

plus this am keegan had GREAT difficulty going into kindergarten--I think

lack of play time is part of it. they have some, but not like pre-k. he

was fine after a few minutes, but didn't make mom's morning any easier.

singing the blues

>

> hi all, this is a very hard week for me. Keegan started kindergarten

> yesterday, and I just put timmy on a van with a woman I don't know to

drive

> him an hour + away to a place he's not familiar with. I want to cry. I'm

so

> happy he is in the new school, and know it will be great for him, but it's

> getting there and coming home and all the unknowns for him too.

>

> and I'm only half way through it, tomorrow I take my baby to nursery

> school--ok, it's only 2 hours 2x a week, but he's my baby!!!! yes, it was

my

> choice and he'll have a blast and I'll love the 2 hours to myself,

but.....

>

> ok, I'm done with my sob story, I just needed to get that off my chest.

> thank you.....like you had a choice--right?!?

>

> have a good one,

>

> , mom to timmy 8ChARGE, my brave boy!!! keegan 5.5, liam 2.5, wife to

> pat

>

September 3, 2003

Michele, thanks for the kind words, plan on finding a friend to do breakfast

with in the am, will help. as for the bad mom award I took a look aat

timmy's hearing aides this morning and they needed a good cleaning last

night and didn't get it. great first impression in a new school!!!

Re: singing the blues

> -

> Take a deep breath. Life's just moving a bit too fast for you right now,

isn't it? I think we'll all felt that before. This week of adjustment to

school to is hard for everyone even when they are going back to a familiar

place. It's even harder sending your " special " child so far away and your

baby off for the first time. Of course, you know it'll be fine, but mamas

can't help but worry at the beginning. I know you are busy busy busy -- but

maybe you can take a bubble bath or spend Liam's first day of school with a

close friend who can keep your mind off of things. A friend of mine spent

most of the morning of the first day of kindergarten at the shop with me.

Just stopped in the " visit " , but really it was stressful because her baby

went to kindergarten, her middle child started middle school (3-8 grade here

in one building), and her oldest started 6th grade (real middle school wing)

with locker combinations to learn etc. Those kids have no idea how they

stress us ou

> t even with their mild growings up. I have always joke with my kids that

they aren't allowed to eat vegetables or drink milk anymore cuz I don't want

them to grow up. Of course, they don't want to be my babies forever, so

they eat up.

>

> Thinking of you today and looking forward to hearing how everything falls

into place...

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie (5 yrs) CHaRgE and (11 yrs) -- winning " bad mom of

the year award " this morning -- can't find Aubrie's glasses, one hearing

aide simply isn't working, other won't stay in without glasses to hold it

in -- so she's off to kindergarten with nothing!

>

September 3, 2003

,

I know how you feel...my " baby " started high school yesterday, next one was

into his 2nd yr at middle school and Kennedy started today. Jumped right on

the bus gave me a big hug & kiss and off she went, no trauma involved at

all. She did great...didn't miss me a bit...

I'm sure this will get easier...I hope!

You'll do fine - enjoy those 2 hrs to yourself girl!!!!!!!!!

Weir

Mom to Kennedy, 5 yr old CHARGEr, 14, 12 and wife to Graeme

New Brunswick, Canada

Visit our family web site: http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gweir

CHARGE Syndrome Canada: http://www.chargesyndrome.ca

singing the blues

hi all, this is a very hard week for me. Keegan started kindergarten

yesterday, and I just put timmy on a van with a woman I don't know to drive

him an hour + away to a place he's not familiar with. I want to cry. I'm

so happy he is in the new school, and know it will be great for him, but

it's getting there and coming home and all the unknowns for him too.

and I'm only half way through it, tomorrow I take my baby to nursery

school--ok, it's only 2 hours 2x a week, but he's my baby!!!! yes, it was

my choice and he'll have a blast and I'll love the 2 hours to myself,

but.....

ok, I'm done with my sob story, I just needed to get that off my chest.

thank you.....like you had a choice--right?!?

have a good one,

, mom to timmy 8ChARGE, my brave boy!!! keegan 5.5, liam 2.5, wife

to pat

September 4, 2003

,

I can remember all the " first " . I survived too but it wasn't easy. I have

now survived a week and a half with at college. I had more tears at first

than I expected but my husband and I are getting used to it. Both and her

brother are now " gone " . will be home next summer but Tom is " gone for

good " so to speak.

I am already looking forward to Thanksgiving when they will both be home

for the weekend.

As parents we are supposed to " let go " . No one said was going to be easy.

Blessings and Hugs,

Lynn