Well, it has been a week now and morning drop offs have not been going so swell! I swear this just goes to show how very stubborn my little gal is. She has it in her head that she does NOT want to go to school and that she "hates" school. Oh my - hating school already, really? We have just begun our school career!
I truly do know that she doesn't HATE school. She HATES being away from me. We had a wonderful summer filled with lots and lots of true mother daughter bonding. That time (on an every day basis) is now over! Little Gal just isn't sure how to handle this. It was over so abruptly! One day we are hanging in the sun and the next we are in school. So she can say over and over how she hates school but I know that isn't the case.
You may ask how do I truly know that is not the case. Well, it is very simple. When I pull down Ms. K's long driveway I can see from far away Little Gal's big smile on her face as she's playing with all her new friends. On top of that she doesn't want to leave right away when I get there. One day last week she actually begged me to leave so she could stay longer.
Yes, our lazy days of summer are over. (We seriously know how to relax) However, Little Gal doesn't HATE school - she simply HATES that our time together on a daily basis has ended and doesn't quite know how to express her feelings to me about this.
Who knows maybe this is my way of saying things will get better. Maybe this is my way of dealing with things. Whatever it is - it's working for me now! I have to believe it's something other than HATING school!
We are now on full bribery! Each day if Little Gal has a good drop off she earns a sticker. Once she gets 3 (yes - just 3 for now - we will build on that - little steps people!) she earns a trip to her treasure box. Which we put together as a family. She seems super excited about it and fingers crossed this bribe will work and drop offs will become tear free! I can only hope!
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