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First Day of Kindergarden....

My "first born" Jatin. First day of Kindergarden 9/13/2010

With a big smile and a steady hand

I lead my eldest son to Kindergarden on Monday.

We had been getting excited about the idea of

Kindergarden for the entire summer. Staying up late fantasizing about all

the new opportunities and friendship he will build, reminiscing about the friends I had in Kindergarden and the games we loved to play. It always lead me to smile.

As the day drew near I felt a twinge of sadness. My love, my heart, my first born was being ripped away from me and taken into a world were I could not protect him. As I led him to his playground we ran across a bunch of our friends. We quickly reunited and the children ran off to play leaving the adults to stand around in a circle having the "can you believe they are starting Kindergarden" discussion. The sadness returned.

I led him to his classroom and pulled him close to me. He quickly hugged me, said "I love you mommy" and ran off into his new world, a new chapter for both of us. I had such an overwhelming feeling of both sadness and pure joy as I watched him fumble around his pencil box and figure out how to hang his backpack behind his chair. He peered out the window to where I was standing and waved to me. He had on the largest grin I had ever seen and I knew at that moment we

were all going to be alright.

My baby Kingston. Age 2.5 years. First day of Preschool 9/13/2010