Anyone's child about to start school/just started?

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.... and how do/did you feel about it? My DS1 is starting in January and part of me (the biggest part, I admit) is thinking "Yessss!" as he's 100% ready and climbs the wall with boredom if he has to spend any time on his own, the smaller part of me is a bit sad. He won't be my little boy any more, and whenever I see him in his new school uniform (which he tries on like fancy dress at the mo) looking so grown up I feel like crying! I am spending as much time with him as I can in the next week or so going to places/attractions which will be packed in school holidays, leaving his baby brother with my parents while I just grasp these final few days with him before school engulfs us all. Am I a wuss or does anyone else feel/do the same?

I have three children at school, the youngest started in Sept. I felt pleased because they were all ready for it and eager to go, but I remember also feeling sad like you did too. The uniform is a shock isn't it? Suddenly your child looks like everyone else's. I didn't recognise my dd when she first came out of school in her uniform!

You seem to feel more strongly than I did as you are taking your ds out and spending time with him (I didn't do that!) but if only part of you is pleased and thinks he is ready for school, I expect you will soon get used to him being there and will be able to take pleasure in hearing about what he has learnt.

It is a big wrench isn't it? I was dreading my ds going to school and missed him like mad to start with. BUT I can honestly say that after a couple of weeks you sort of settle down and it all starts to feel 'normal'. And the holidays seem to come round really quickly. Now he's done his first half-term I've gone from 'missing my baby' to enjoying seeing how much he gets out of it.

Mind you, I may have been the only parent who was thrilled when his school was closed for two days last week because of a strike!

My dd2 is starting after christmas as well and is not ready how I wish she was.She is an August birthday so will be the youngest in her year .
The school has a new head who has decided to knock the school to bits move all the kids around and is putting the new reception class in a totally inappropriate classroom.
We are franticly trying to find some where else for her .