First and third grade started for us this week. I was ill-prepared for the emotional freak out of watching my boy, my boy! march away from me into the mysterious recesses of his new school. It wasn't Kindergarten after all—he stayed at preschool for Kindergarten. Nobody else was bawling. Even the kids seemed soberly resigned … Continue reading Back to school
Month: August 2011
Weird Human Behavior that I Happen to Like
This will be an ongoing topic. I'll start here: #1 Waving Deliciously primitive, asinine and ape-like, and yet what courage! What audacity! It's so hopeful, to raise one's hand while making eye contact with someone too far away to speak to. Across a room, through a crowd. My eyesight isn't stellar, so I am repeatedly … Continue reading Weird Human Behavior that I Happen to Like