Stephen started school again this week after a long hiatus. Fortunately, the transition this time has been a lot easier and less painful than when he first started in early September.

On Monday and Tuesday, he cried pitifully when I left him. But the teacher told me within minutes of my leaving, he put down his handkerchief and started joining in the fun. Today, when we arrived at school, he scampered into the classroom way ahead of me and got right into things.

Their teacher was making lollipops out of pipe cleaners and he sat down next to her in his little wooden chair with the yellow seat and his name on the back. Watching her intently, he asked for a lollipop too and without even glancing my way, he waved cheerily and said, “Bye bye, Mama! See you later!”

I thought this day would never come.


Homemade pipe cleaner lollipops.
This is why I’m not creative enough
to be a nursery school teacher.

NB: Next thing to work on - no whining and fussing about school in the mornings just before we leave home.