Things to Know Before Your Child Starts School
The 6 Things I Never Expected Would Happen When My Child Went to School For the First Time
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With each passing day that my child comes home from school, I feel as though the space between us widens by the smallest measure. It's virtually undetectable, but I feel it — she's starting to experience a bigger world beyond the four walls of the home she's been dwelling in with her immediate family, and that means that the space I take up in her world is only getting smaller. I am trying to remind myself that this is a normal, healthy part of life, but it's one of the most bittersweet realisations I've ever had as a parent — one that makes me wonder why I ever wanted to fast-forward to this day so quickly instead of delaying that darling back-to-school photo op for as long as possible.