The first day of school is always a day of mixed blessings…for some, it’s a tearful goodbye to your “Baby” as you send them off to begin their lives as a BIG GIRL or BOY with lunch bag in hand…for other, more senior parents it is a day to CELEBRATE: WooT!!! They are finally back to school;)
No matter where in your parenting career you may find yourself, today is a BIG day.
Remember you can never get the time back so feel free to cry, hug, hold on to until the last second the bus doors close or just flat out scream, “I LOVE YOU BABY…I’LL BE WAITING FOR YOU RIGHT HERE!!!”
(Try not to do the last part after they get into high school. My son’s peers seem to like it, but I don’t think my son did. Just a lil tip.)
On my son’s first day at school, I took a little extra time to pack magical kisses in each of his pockets. I had read something somewhere about mommy’s giving their children “magical kisses” in case they were ever seperated so I thought, what better to give Jeffrey for his trip to school?
As we stood by the front door posing for pictures I mentally reviewed everything my baby boy would need for his frist day & of course said it out loud so Jeffrey would know what to expect: “Lunch box- check, bus route pinned to your shirt-check, Name & phone number written on backpack- check, imaginary kisses is each pocket-check!”
“What mommy? Why do I have magic kisses in my pockets?” Jeffrey asked.
“Well, when you go to school I won’t be there in case you fall down or get scared. If that happens & you wish I were there to “kiss it & make it better,” just reach into your pocket & pull out this kiss (I kissed my palm, closed it real quick & slid it into his pcoket). It will be just like I am there & I will feel you need me from wherever I am & send extra love right away. Just in case, I’ll give you two. Never can be too careful…” I explained.
Jeffrey smiled his little, “whatever you say mom,” smile. He knew it made me feel better to send him with his special magical kisses & that made him confident things were going to be OK!
Today as you send your babies off to meet their future, remember: No matter how old they get, they will always be your baby & no one can make it better, like you can.
It takes a lot of love to be able to let go…#GodBless
~Kisses Kimber
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