To be Tearful

[Bongobaby]

I've just had a moment of crying and feel a bit silly. My boy is going off to senior school for his first day tomorrow and as a single parent it's hard to keep this to myself. I don't have a partner to understand my emotions. I have been looking at ds baby photos and it set me off that he is going onto his next stage in life. I'm happy for him but sad aswell. We are very close and he is my world. His new uniform is hanging up and ready he is excited I just don't want to cry infront of him tomorrow. I have such mixed emotions.

Aaah OP I was exactly the same! It's sort of bittersweet.

Allow yourself the emotions, it's natural.

I know exactly how you feel, OP. DD1 is starting secondary school on Wednesday. I'm so nervous and worried about her, she still seems far to young to be going to secondary school. (Although she certainly looks it, she's almost the same size as me ). DD is completely nonplussed by it all, and keeps saying she's "not bothered", in typical 11 year old fashion.

I'm sure your DS will be completely fine tomorrow. It's exciting but also sad that they're getting that much older.

Totally understandable. My two are teens now but I am always looking at baby pics. I remember my mum telling me to enjoy them when they are little as before you know it they will be stealing your make up and blasting out Radio 1 on full volume. I remember their first day at secondary school as well. It is hard.

My son starts tomorrow too. His birthday was only last week and he looks so small in his big uniform! I too hope I don't cry and embarrass him!

oh thank goodness - I thought I was going nuts!

single parent here too and no-one to "get" it. It's been just us since he was 5m old (except extended family, but they don't really understand)

Oh ladies, I hope they all have a wonderful first day (and beyond)

Just knew this would be a starting school thread, and came on to commiserate.

ds starts secondary tomorrow. It has been a bit of a roller coaster. (he is going to our first choice and not his first choice) I am really glad that he seems excited and ready and also really sad that he is that old.

Where did my little kids go??

I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling like this. It's so true that they look so tiny in their big uniform. I have visions of him being swept away in the corridors of a bigger school. He is playing it cool asking me to not embarrass him tomorrow in not walking him to the gate!
Oh it's a wrench in your heart and gut realising its time to step back!

I have to say I don't have the problem of ds looking small, he was the tallest new year 7 they had had in to buy a blazer in the uniform shop!