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Sep8Do Pre-Schools Have Truant Officers?
Paula

My daughter is about to start pre-school tomorrow.  I’ve been excited/dreading this change all summer.  I’m so glad that my daughter is going to have this opportunity.  She’ll get to do yoga, take art and music classes, and well, learn stuff. Some of her friends are going to the same school which makes it even better (how cute is that?).  And since I basically didn’t meet another child until I set foot in my kindergarten class, and I had never ever heard of a downward facing dog until I was in my mid-twenties, I feel pretty confident that my husband and I are giving our daughter a pretty good start in life.  But here’s the thing, I’ve basically accepted that our chances of getting her there on time are 0%.  Her school requires a bit of travel.  A fifteen-minute walk followed by a bus ride.  I know, I realize there are some people who walk six days on their hands to vote, this isn’t a big deal in the scheme of things, but this is my family we’re talking about.  We couldn’t seem to manage getting her to our local daycare on time just a few blocks away.  Add mass transit into the mix and our mornings are likely to consist of mismatched shoes, forgotten lunches and strings of curse words.  I really don’t want my daughter to be the kid who shoes up at the tail end of the “hello song” every single day.  Nor do I want her to start saying “dammit” – which is bound to happen if I’m running for the bus every morning realizing her lunch is sitting on the kitchen counter.  What do you do in that situation?  Give her ten bucks and tell her to order Chinese?  Change is good.  Change is good with kids, it means milestones – stretching limits, enjoying more together as a family.  But right now, I’m just not convinced that change involving a bus is going to be so good.  We’ll see how it goes.  Please wish us luck.

What do you do if you forget your kids lunch? Give them ten bucks and tell them to order Chinese?

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  1. Patricia Merath says:
    September 8, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    I wish you good luck, I am sure it will be an adjustment but trust me it will work out fine! Good for you for sending her to school, it is the best thing for her, she will love it!

  2. Carrie says:
    September 8, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    It kind of seems that school is a zero sum game. Yes, you get some daycare coverage. But all of the preparation that it takes to send them to school is crazy! We had our first day today and I couldn’t go to sleep until 3:00am. I was worried I was going to put the wrong snack in the wrong bin and bring the wrong diapers and the wrong kid. It went well, but I’ve spent the rest of the morning recovering!

  3. Melisa/Shiny Brite says:
    September 8, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Good luck!

    And if you forget lunch, don’t stress! You could:
    grab a bagel, fruit, and yogurt from a bodega once you hop off the bus.
    OR
    tell the teacher, apologize, and let them deal with it — i’m sure she could bum from a pal or eat some healthy snacks the school probably has on hand.

    She’ll survive, and so will you! xo

  4. Louise Sloan says:
    September 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    Ha ha, I can totally relate. My son started pre-K today and it’s only 4 blocks from my house, but I was carrying him and running (he wouldn’t run) this morning and I am fearful of how things will go. Me and morning punctuality, not so much. If I were in your situation, we’d be totally screwed! (Or I would somehow transform into a punctual morning person….)

  5. Paula says:
    September 8, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    Okay, thanks everyone. I already feel better. I guess I have some serious first day of school jitters. Now for the important question. What will she wear????

  6. Louise Sloan says:
    September 10, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Fashion? Just look to Tonya’s post for that. Adorable. By the way, my legs have been sore since Wednesday morning due to the running-three-blocks-in-flip-flops-carrying-40-pound-preschooler-in-attempt-not-to-be-late thing.
    Also, wanted to tell you how glad I was to find your blog via the lhj.com article. I work there and just mentioned that interview in my latest post, about making friends through mom blogs. http://bit.ly/bzBWAe
    Do you ever write for print? If so, email me! Love your voice.

  7. alonewithcats says:
    September 10, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    I used to live about three blocks from my elementary school. I was late practically every day because punctuality does not run in my family. The school sent a note home saying I’d set a record for tardiness. So you should know that I’m no ordinary reader; I’m a record-setter.

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