Is it normal for me to be upset? I know he will be four in a couple of months but he's my first child and it just seems that he's growing up so fast. I was just wondering because I suffered from PND after my second child and am still suffering with anxiety and depression.
I don't want to spoil an exciting time in my sons life!
hi there, i bawled as both girls got to school but i think alot of the tears are of the lonliness you feel without your little play buddy , nut when you see them enjoying it and you realise that it is ok to enjoy time on your own too then you will feel better, just try not get empty nest syndrome and end up with three more kids lol. i will have to tie my tubes before my last 3 go to school lol
You would not be normal if you didn't worry. Take him, walk out the door, enjoy the first couple of hours you've had to yourself for nearly four years, and then enjoy listening to him telling you all about his adventures when you pick him up.
dont worry most of us felt the same ,, first daycare then kindy and then school camps then highschool .. they are going to grow up ... i still get tears in my eyes each time differnt things happen in their lifes... on their first highschool shool camp i tryed hard not to cry but it just came out anyway ,,
This is certainly an emotional time for the whole family and such an exciting time. This is their first foray into the world outside the home without parental oversight and they start to learn things that are different to what we may have taught, or learnt them in a different way, this is great, because it is all part of the growing experience.
By being aware that you are emotional I think that you will not be negatively influencing to your son because you will make that effort to be positive and supportive. Enjoy the changes, he will always adore you because you are his mama and we all know that parents are the best thing in the world - especially mama's who are always there.
Peace
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ohhhhhAmy.. i remember the first time i took my daughter to daycare, she was 11 months old and i was "encouraged" to return to work. i took her, dropped her off, cried all the way home, cried as i was picking up her things and packing them away,anyone who was watching me would have sworn i had just suffered some horrendous tragedy, not taken my daughter to daycare! SO, i think you are absolutely 100 percent completely normal!!
I know exactly what you are feeling and it is perfectly normal
You are in a funny kind of way grieving that another stage of their childhood is over
And fearing that you are losing them. Not that you will. Its just that the worries that go through your head. Now everything they do isn't about mummy its about their friends and teachers.
You will always be no 1 to your child. Instead of fearing this stage. congratulate yourself that you have done a good job bringing him to this level
Look forward instead that as he is older, there are some more exciting things you can do with them
Hope your 3 year old loves preschool / kindy like my daughter does. miss3.10 started kindy at age 2. Its called occasional care here in SA and this year is her 3rd year of going, and off to school next year. My daughter cries now to come home. She wants to stay there all the time. I'm sure your child will love preschool.
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