Pulling oneself out of the Pit of Dispair July 14, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Depression, Parenting 101 , 4 commentsSo I have been working on pulling myself up. And I think it is working. I got a nice night out with Jay on Friday. Saturday was "Crazy kids r us" day, but Sunday turned around into a nicer day. Today was downright pleasant to be with the girls. We had fun. It was nice. We even had one crying jag (Soleil, not me) and I didn’t lose it with her.
Tomorrow, my baby enters pre-kindergarten, the last stage of daycare. Our daycare has levels; infant, toddler, preschool and finally, pre-K. Luna enters pre-K tomorrow. Her favorite teacher is leaving in a week, so they are moving the kids up a little early. Pre-K is more structured like a kindergarten day and the kids start to work more on a kindergarten curricumlum. Soleil went through pre-K here and I felt it was a great transition between preschool and kindergarten.
It really hit me this weekend, that my Soleil will a) be 6 next week (six! When did this happen??) and b) will be a first grader in 2 months. Wow! This is really the heart of parenting. To see your child really start to grow. To watch relationships start to grow.
We decided to ask Soleil if she wanted another round of Girl Scout camp. She did, even though her best friend evah won’t be there. So I checked and signed her up for the science week. I am sure she will love it.
I am coming back. It is getting easier and easier each month once I realize what is happening. But I still hate it.
