TQ My boys' first few days of school
June 1, 2021 is a very special day. It is the day where my 2 boys are going to school for the first time in their life. It is the day where I, as a working mom, is separated from my boys for so long since Covid.
The whole family had much anticipations about the boys going to school. We had been preparing a month prior with getting them new school bags, lunch bags and lunch boxes, snacks, sun blocks, comfortable attires for school, shoes, etc.
Gabriel, the younger one, had been super excited about school and was ranting to me everyday about going to school. Michael, on the other hand, was not as excited. Perhaps being the older boy, he had been staying home with us the past 4+ years, he might have some recognition about the situation that he will be going to a new and unfamiliar environment. Or in general he is a bit more shy than Gabriel.
The night before, I couldn't sleep a wink. It wasn't that I was worried or scared or what, I knew that this would be a great experience for them and it is what they need to do as well. It's just so much going through my mind about them, I was tossing and turning the whole night. And we prepared their bags and lunch boxes. It's the first time I'm preparing food for my kids to bring to school. It's fun and it's also kind of a weird feeling. My boys are now all grown up and are going to school.... My 2 babies.... Aww.....
We left the house at around 0730. Both boys were actually excited when we got into the car to get to the school. Once we arrived at the school, Gabriel started to be afraid and wanted to go home. Michael on the other hand, saw new friends from the school and he got excited.
I love the school system in America, they had been sending me updates about how the boys are doing in school. I can tell they are not comfortable in school and still not used to all the activities in school yet.
When we decided to select this school for our boys, we had researched about the school, checked the environment, how the children are reacting after school, and some chats with the other parents. Everyone is singing praises of this school and I can tell this is a very nurturing school.
When it was time to pick up the boys, the whole family drove over to come and fetch them. As a mother, I was going through this scene in my mind, my boys will run out from the school door happily and shout "Mommy!" But the reality is not like how I pictured in my mind. I got my camera ready to capture the moment, the first boy that came out was Gabriel. As you can see in the video above, I thought he was ecstatic and happy behind that door. He was jumping happily when he saw us. And then he just came running out bursting into tears... Oh boy..... My heart was aching man....
While I was trying to pacify the younger one, the big brother Michael also came out. And he was crying too, he wanted to stay longer in the school. That was supposedly not a bad thing but later as we all got onto the car and got back home, he was shouting and wailing away, saying that he wanted to go to the playground and refused to go home. As he was ranting away, Gabriel got affected and started wailing. It was a total, total disaster....
As I'm writing this blog today, day 3 of school for them, I'm still in a shaky situation with sleepless nights, worrisome days and loss of concentration.
I get that they will have to go through a transition, afterall, this is a big thing for them. They have never been in an unfamiliar environment in their live for such a long period of time. And they are separated from each other. Michael means the world to Gabriel and they had been playing together every single day, every single minute since they were born.
Yesterday, day 2 of school, my big boy Michael already got his first 'trophy' on his forehead, nose and knee. He ran, tripped and fell flat on his face. Naturally, cried really hard as well. When my husband and I arrived at the school to fetch them back home, he just had the 'incident' and was crying in the office while the teacher was trying to treat his wound. Haiz......
I knew it... Boys... And 2 mischievous and clumsy boys... I was just waiting when it will happen. I just did not expect it to be so quick.
Gabriel is still crying everyday, not that he doesn't like school. He does not like the car ride to school. He gets car sick and the car ride is not even 10min. He has been vomiting a little everyday due to the car ride. My poor boy... Michael used to get car sick too but he got better as he aged. I hope Gabriel will be too.
They will get better. We will all get better. They will grow to love the school and the teachers and the friends. Just need a little more time and everything will get better.
That's all for today...
A very tired working mom...
Love
TQ
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