Arwen's First Day at Kindergarten

All set with the new roller bag.

Arwen & Mama just before leaving for school.

Arwen at school.

2 August 2010
Your first day of school. You were so good. You did not cry, you were brave. You said to me "Hurry Mama, I'm going to be late for school!" and later you told Aunty Anna, your teacher, "This is going to be great!". Seems like we prepared you well but then you didn't want to go to school the next day or the day after or the day after that. Apparently, in all the things that we did and told you in preparation of going to school, I forgot to tell you that you need to go to school EVERYDAY!!

So the 2nd day you already didn't want to go. Your teacher, Aunty Aida told me that on the 2nd day you went to the gate and cried and said "I want to go home. It's ok. I can go by myself. I know the way home". Luluh hati mama dengar tu but I had to be strong. It was only the 2nd day! You've got more than 18 years of schooling to do my dear.On the 3rd & 4th day, you keep telling the teacher with tears in your eyes, "I miss my mother, I miss my mother."  Then on Friday when I picked you up from school, the teacher asked you where do you want to go during the weekend holiday. You said "Chilli's!" hahahaha... we took you to Chilli's that very night as upah for being so brave in going to school.

During the weekend, we keep reminding you t hat you will have to go to school again next week and you asked Bak, with such hope - "For the last time?". Kesian anak mama ni.

The second week of school, you cried on Monday. Yang mama tak tahan tu you cried sedih and not cried tantrum. That just kills me! Tuesday onwards Alhamdulillah tak nangis dah. Leganye Mama. I think because you made a friend- Trisya and Mak Lin's suggestions also helped. She suggested that I write down the days and cancel them out after school is done. So I wrote out the 5 days of the week on your chalkboard and apparently it helped. You can't wait to cancel out the days! But at least no more crying!!

I love you my baby bulat yang dah besar and kena go to school ni..eeee...geram!