What I Learned From Being a Kindergartner’s Mother
1. I really do love handmade gifts. Mother’s Day was magical this year.
2. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. The Boy is more apt to listen to his teacher than to me, so when he doesn’t listen to me, I drop a hint that I might send an email to his teacher.
3. Baking is a helpful thing to know about. There are a gazillion reasons to celebrate something at school, and all of them are increased in spirit by the presence of home-baked goods.
4. Nothing in life is free, not even a public education. Be prepared to participate in fundraisers, donate to jog-a-thons and jump-a-thons, buy food at certain restaurants on certain days, and bid on gift baskets. Or, at the very least, be prepared to read flyers asking you to do all these things.
5. Email is grand. No more waiting on call backs from the teacher.
6. Stuffed animals are alive. Tacky the Penguin came to visit one day, and is even his own picture in the class photo.
7. Cowboy Boots are an acceptable accessory for any and every outfit.
8. Twenty minutes of reading every day. A luxury everyone should have.
9. Phonemes? Morphemes? Allophones?
10. A ride to the zoo takes twice as long on a school bus.
11. A walk around the zoo takes twice as long with a group of Kindergartners.
12. The monkeys at the zoo are twice as active when confronted with a group of Kindergartners.
13. Every age is a fun age to sing “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper.
(More lists of thirteen here.)
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My son lived in cowboy boots, sometimes matched with a fireman’s coat or a thrift shop boy scout uniform.
Imagine Alice Cooper writing what has become a mainstream anthem that has crossed all age boundaries.
LA used to live in Cowboy boots also! He got a new pair every year for Christmas.
Hope your first grade year is as exciting as your kindergarten year!
I loved this list - nodded my head the whole way through
Thanks for your comment!
I can’t wait for next year…
My son starts kindergarten this year. I can’t wait to experience all of these things.
That’s a great list. Like Michelle, I found myself nodding in agreement.
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