Ds's first day at nursery today and I need cossetting :-(

[FrannyandZooey]

It is all a bit strange isn't it? He had his first full sessions without me and he was fine. I feel quite odd about it.

Didn't help I met a Home Ed acquaintance in town who said "But why are you sending him to nursery?"

The baby bit was all so simple compared to this.

please ignore the home ed, you are doing what you think is right. it will get easier and he/you will love it

come to think of it, the home ed person shoudl be ashamed of themselves: would you say to her: Why are you keeping them at home? (once she'd decided to do it that way?) - no, because you're not rude.

I think she was genuinely surprised because we are planning to Home Ed too and so she wondered what we were up to. This nursery is very informal, more like going to play in somebody's house really, so I am not bothered about that side of it.

And loads of people say things like "Why are you keeping them at home?", phillip, and tell you why you are doing them irreparable harm. People are bloody rude.

I didn't exactly have Me Time, I sat outside New Look and phoned HC till I felt less wobbly, then went and looked at ugly plastic lunchboxes in Woolworths.

franny
dont take lif e so seriously

even if she was surprised she shouldnt have said it, it is fine to change your mind.

LOL cod

Taking life too seriously makes me the delightful person I am

who would you have to snigger at if there wasn't me being a geeky nob all over MN?

he is at nursery! god he is delighted to get away from YOU!
( thats hwta my sister said when ds1 went to nursery whn i was at work) it made me larf

Yes it's true

That is partly why I have started him, he said "I want to go to a group where you are not the leader"

poor child

Shameless bump for sympathy and attention

Oh don't worry.
The melancholiala will pass.
I wake up with a song in my heart every Thurs and Frid when ds goes tob nursery.

And I don't even have a job (well only a 1/2 a week one.)

Revel in your liberty!

Keith I think I love you

aww poor you

it's probably all very exciting to him at the mo!

enjoy the peace and quiet while you can

I found it actually took me a while to get used to having time to myself - I kept looking around as if I'd left a bag somewhere and if I went for coffee, I kept thinking I must look really lonely (but then I got used to it!)

How was it when you picked him up, Franny? Did he enjoy it?

franny
ho wnice to ba bale to go to the hairdressers
have a coffee with a mate and each have space rom eahc other
hwo said we were supposed to be glued to each tohers side?
ime abscence makes the heart gorw ten times fonder

Yes he did enjoy it, he was absolutely fine when I picked him up, had not mentioned me or anything.

You are quite right about the hairdresser cod, I was thinking today "Must ask dp when he can look after ds so I can get my hair done - AHA!"

I am very pleased with the nursery itself and pleased that he has taken to it so well. Is it normal for them to like going at first and then get funny about it when the novelty wears off/ Someone mentioned that to me...

There you go - he's a credit to you. He is so secure and confident that he is ready to go to nursery.

Yes.

Or he is just so piss bored of being at home with a grumpy and distracted mother that he even prefers the company of strangers to another afternoon watching me Mumsnet

(no, they are very nice to him and he is a happy little bunny)

Where's Keith gone, I was enjoying Keith