Not sad that Nadia loved every minute of 2nd grade. Loved her friends. Made new friends. Loved library. And loved hip hop class after school. Not sad that she walked with confidence off to her portable. Not sad that she gets to be with her besties.
Not sad that Aidan blew us a kiss and tore off after his friends. Loved that he rocked his 'english test'. Loved that his teacher is 'so not strict'. And not sad that he worked out a long standing misunderstanding with a certain 3rd grader.
Not sad that Tony and I both were able to make it again this year for their first day of school.
No, 3rd grade brings the dreaded question.
"mom, are you and dad the ones who do the tooth fairies work?"
Really? I can't lie to that little face. I told Aidan the truth and asked him to please not tell his sister yet, please let her enjoy 7 and 8 believing.
Then...
"so are you santa too?"
You're killing me little man. So I told him the truth on that one and told him what I believe to be the true story of who Santa is and why parents work so hard to uphold the tradition. Again, I asked him to help us let Nadia believe for just a little while longer.
Then...
"mom, am I going through puberty?"
Oh my! We spent the next few minutes talking about hair in funny places.
Yes, he asked me to look.
and I did.
Yes, I pretended like it was no big deal.
and it is.
Yes, I totally have the heebie jeebies that he is wondering about pubes and pimples.
What has 3rd grade done?
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pictures of the first day of school, when innocence still reigned...
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| it is tradition for tony & i to take off work and take the kids to school. this picture shows why tony doesn't usually get the camera. |
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| waving to our friends and preparing to cross the street safely, thanks to the awesome crossing guards. |
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| one quick picture together. |
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| a hug... |
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| or two. |
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| nadia, hannah & megan- the three amigas. |
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| one electrifyingly handsome dude. |
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| off he goes. |
4 comments:
I think I just peed the bed...
Love it! Every single little bit of it! Love that Aidan for keeping it real.
OH MY GOD! THAT IS IT! ATTICUS IS NOT GOING TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY! 3RD GRADE SOUNDS TERRIBLE :)
WOWWW!! haha OH MY GOD is totally right!! I love that kid! haha.. I remember last summer he was bragging about his one armpit hair! :) but that was 2nd grade.. Oh my goodness! I dont think we found out about Santa until 5th grade.. and we found out because my sister's teacher told her there was no such thing! CRAZY!.. It is so fun to read about these little moments as if I was there the whole time :) Made my day- that is for sure!
Good luck with your first day as well!
you need the book..."it's perfectly normal!"
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