Leighton's First Day of Kindergarten

She picked out her outfit, tights, and shoes. And the backpack.
We got to the school. The wonderful PTO had set up a Kleenex & Coffee station for the parents.
We got to the 'Red Hall' and the door to the classroom.
And she went in to see Mrs. Amy Cook. I walked out and that's the end.
No tears, no crying, no pleading......
until she got home. She came in the door, (Dee picked her up) she got her snack ready for tomorrow, was told to pick one snack only, and she lost it.

She laid on the couch and cried for twenty minutes. She used to do this when she go home from preschool. She would eventually tell me what was really the issue, but much later.
Dee pressed her all evening to tell him what was wrong, but she would either start crying again, or change the subject.


As I laid her down to bed, she finally let me know what she was upset about. She had to go to the bathroom and it wasn't 'time' to go. She was afraid to ask to go, so she held it. She was concerned she was going to wet her pants. We talked about how it's okay and Mrs. Cook will let her go and if she doesn't MOMMY will go talk to her. (You know I am quite the Momma Bear. Mess with me, whatever. Mess with my kids, RROOOAARR!)


She is very happy to go back tomorrow. Mrs. Cook has made her the line leader for the week. Mrs. Cook said it would be nice to have a student who knew her way around the school to be the line leader. Leighton loves to be helpful so she is in heaven. She did say that the circle time was boring. How do you explain to a five year old that not everyone reads at a second grade level, knows some of her addition math facts, and can name nearly all of the continents on the first day of kindergarten? (By the way, none of the previous is of my doing. She is VERY observant.)