It seems impossible that five years ago, we were dealing with Little Miss Minion’s second shunt surgery and had two more to go in the next couple of months. Tomorrow, LMM will have her first day of kindergarten.
It isn’t what we thought it would be. She won’t be riding the school bus-she’ll be walking downstairs to our classroom area. She will meet her classmates and see her teacher on the computer. Lunch will be at home and recess will be held in the backyard.
She knows people are getting sick and that’s why we have to stay home most of the time. She knows we wear a mask over our faces when we do go out because we don’t want to get other people sick. Since she has no idea what she’s missing, I think this is a pretty good year for virtual school.
So tonight, we will talk more about kindergarten and what will happen tomorrow. We will tell her about how she’s going to learn so much and see new friends on the computer. How one day, she will get to see them at school. She’s going to learn to read, how to write, and how to do math.
She’s also learning to be flexible. This is not how I pictured her first day of kindergarten. But this is what her first day will be. I am not going to waste time wishing it was different. I am going to enjoy the fact that my 1 pound 14 ounce Preemie is about to start school just like every other five year old. She’s making new friends just like everyone else. She’s learning new things like everyone else. She’s learning to adapt and roll with changes. Things don’t always turn out how you think they will, but the way you think something will turn out can change what happens. She’s learning that a positive attitude is a good thing to have.
To all the kids starting school (and their parents and teachers): we will get through this together.
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