Little Miss Princess Parties

Well that’s it then. End of an era and all that. My three babies are now all at school. When I say babies they are not really. My first baby certainly is not a baby anymore. He’s eleven, well actually twelve in January. Anyway, now I know why my mum always said ” You will always be my baby”. There certainly is something special about being a mum, and really identifying with what parents and children are going through.

Anyway, went off track there abit. So Let me tell you about my week.

On Monday of this week I sent my “BIGGEST BABY” to HIGH SCHOOL. Yes that school that you think your babies will never get to. Well, let me tell you they DO. Scared? Me? YEP I was. Finally the day all us mums had been talking about for months and months had arrived. How could that be? Where did all those years go? I AM NOT OLD enough to have a child at high school am I?

Off he went, looking oh so grown up, with his white shirt and tie. His ‘McKenzie” size 7 shoes (same size as me) and his back pack. I felt so proud of my little boy. He looked so smart and grown up. I certainly had a lump in my throat.

All day I wondered and I wondered. What was he doing? Could he find his way around that big school? Would he be in the same class as his friends? Would this first day every end? Finally he came home. He LOVED IT! “Yippee” I thought, one down, one to go.

With high school all done and dusted , what would my daughter (who was only 4 in August) make of her first day in Reception class? I had been asking her for most of the school holidays if she would like to stay at home with me and still be my baby. I told her I would be lonely at home on my own without a baby to look after. Why did I do this? I don’t know, because now she was telling me “Yes, she would like to stay at home with me and be my baby” OH NO! HELP! What have I done?

Soooo, time for a bit of back tracking here. Quick action needed. For the last week I have been telling her lovely stories, about how she would be painting, playing with play dough, drawing and reading books and have so much fun with her new friends.

PHEW! It did the trick. She went into school today without a backward glance. Thank goodness. So why didn’t I know whether to laugh or cry?

Oh the joys of being a mum. Does anyone identify with my diary this week?

Shelly
www.littlemissprincessparties.co.uk

Tags: parenting

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