Jiaheng went to school ... alone

Today is Jiaheng's 3rd day in his new school.

Jiaheng transferred to his new school, Zion Kindergarten, this term. He was supposed to go only next year but we decided to bring it forward to this term.

Earlier, the principal offered to let me sit in his class for the first 3 days. I declined. Think I expect too much from him. Maybe because he did not cry or throw tantrums when we sent him to his first school, I decided to let him go to the new school alone.

We were waiting at the void deck for the school bus to come pick him up. I gave him a tight hug. I am thankful for that hug cos I think that charged his battery up all the way to last him till end of school. When the bus turned into our carpark, I held his hand and brought him to the bus. He was smiling.

He sat in the seat obediently and the bus auntie helped to buckle him in.... then I saw his face... his smile was gone... he seemed to want me to follow. It was at that very moment that I totally regretted my decision to let him go alone.

As I took the lift home, I was already feeling anxious. It's his first time on a school bus, it's his first day in a new school, it's his first day meeting new classmates.... how could I let him go alone? Bad mommy... bad mommy... I thought. :{

I resisted the temptation to go to school to spy him... but deep inside, I know that I will "fly" to school should I receive a phone call from school. I waited and waited... it's 2 pm! I made a call to school. How relieved and proud I was when the teacher told me that my boy is very independent. That he was able to interact with his classmates and enjoying himself in school. And that there is no need for me to accompany him to school the next day.

Jiaheng really did live up to my expectation and in fact far exceeded it. He is really brave. It's mommy who is lousy. *blush*

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Today is the 3rd day, I sent him to school as we went out before that. He did not take the school bus today.

I really felt that Jiaheng is very brave and strong when I saw the scene at school.

When the school bus arrived in school. The children alighted and stood waiting for the bus auntie to pass them their belongings. The children from the morning session was also there waiting to board the bus. And then, there were the parents hovering over their children (cos it's still within the first 3 days of school and some parents were there).

For a while, there was some commotion as there are so many groups of people standing around. Frankly speaking, even an adult may not know what to do, where to go, how to respond in that situation... not to mention a 4-year old. I really feel that my boy is very brave to have gone through his first day without his mommy.

I am very proud of you, Jiaheng.

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