First day of school

[Rowan CedarWolf]

Well, we survived getting all five kids off to school and on time for the first day of school! There was a near miss with the youngest and a missing shoe, but we made it. My daughter who is such a perfectionist got her self so upset and worried about starting a new school, she was sick most of the day on Sunday, complete with fever and vomitting. (This is her first year in middle school) After all of that, they were all pleased with how the first day went.
So much drama for such youngsters, Do you remember school being that upsetting? I sure don't I guess school just wasn't that big of a deal for me at that age. School seems to be so much pressure these days, and they don't teach like they used to, thats for sure. Oh well I will stop rambling. How did the first day go for the rest of you?

[Lark]

No kids to send off to school here.  But I'm excited because I'm going back to school myself on September 11.  I've been accepted into the pastoral counseling program at Cherry Hill Seminary and begin classes with them shortly.  My first two courses are on the psychology of religion and on working with the dying.  I'm almost as excited as your little one.

-Lark-

[Sebbi]

My first day isn't until Friday.

School has always been, for me, a big load of stress. Especially switching schools, I'm about to start at my 8th school and since the 3rd one I've always been bullied every time I move.

I've given my parents hell over the year in terms of getting to school, last year I was practically thrown outside in my pajamas because I just couldn't bring myself to get up. Even then I missed quite a lot of it because I, say, got on the train going to London rather than to Guildford.

I'm thinking this time will be better but I know that if it wasn't for a gig on Thursday night (I tend to sleep like a baby after the good/big ones - Thursday will be a landmark epic) there will be some tossing and turning.

This year I'm going to college (English college) and I really like the college I'm going to. I can't see myself not finding some kindred spirits; it's got the reputation for the best place for performing arts in Surrey for a non-specialist place and the intake is as many schools as there were people for my last 6th form (45). Out of more than 400 people I don't think there's much to worry about.

Roll on with the fresh starts!

Much Love
Sebbi

[NachtSorcier]

No school to worry about for me, unless I decide to go to college later on.

I remember making the transition from elementary school to middle school.  It wasn't so bad for me, I was just nervous about not knowing where to go, not being able to find my classes, all that.  But I guess they were expecting all of us to be having a hard time because in fifth grade (our last year in elementary school), they showed us a video tape about making the transition and dealing with your feelings about it.  But it wasn't a big deal for me.

[Gryphon]

The Rabbit is already in week three of school. No big deal here, although she started Jr. High this year. The district is so small the elementary and Jr. High are in the same building, so she already knew all her teachers and classmates.

The getting off to school on time in the morning is a big deal however. Last Friday I counted 5 outfit changes before she managed to get out the door, and those are only the ones I noticed! I'm sure there were more because of the debris field left in her room!

[Anonymous]

College doesn't start for me until Sept. 17th (dorm move-in day, at least), so I've some time.

School has never been a big deal for me. Then again I don't care about impressing people at all, or the whole popularity thing, and I was good in classes, so I never had a reason for it to be a big deal...

It's going to be tough this year though...I'm a music major (I play the flute) and I've been having trouble with my hands for the past year and a half. This summer it got so bad I couldn't play at all, or hardly do anything for that matter. After a summer of doctor visits and treatments, I still can't play for longer than five minutes. So, I might have to consider changing my major, but that's another story. I'll stop blabbing.  

[Fillionous]

I don't remember the 'first' days at nursery, infants or juniors (English system). I don't think my parents made any big deal about it, so it did not really mean that much to me. Also the school was litorally across the road (I could see into the play ground from my parents bedroom window) so it did not seem a strange or frigtening place. Add to that that my Mother was a teacher... the whole school thing just seemed normal, expected and 'right'.

But by the time I went to secondery school I had started to be bullied fairly badly. I remember hopeing that I could leave my trubbles behind when I went to 'big' school. So I was sort of looking forward to it. In fact things just got worse.
I did not enjoy school much, because of that and my undiagnosed dyslexia putting me in the bottom half of the class, labled as lazy. Where as I actually have quite a high IQ and really wanted to learn.

Anyway it is all in the past now and I tend not to think about my school experiances much... at some levels they still make me upset and sad.

University was much better... people being much more open to individulisum and finally suport for my dyslexia, coupled with a subject that I really loved to study. There I did find friends and although stressful, a lot of good memories and fun.

Be bright be bold
Fillionous

[Anonymous]

My middle school wasn't too bad, I only freaked out in my last year there (aged 10) when I thought I was going to get a rather nasty teacher - who, years later, was arrested for child abuse (knew my instincts were right with him).    I was scared silly on my first day at High school though as no one I knew was going to that one and it was quite far away, an all girls school. Hideous uniform, and all the girls parents were richer and more upper class than I was.  I soon found a kindred spirit and we spent the next 5 years causing chaos and mayhem. I'm pretty sure they fine tuned their selection process the year we left.

[Sebbi]

It's today, it's today, it's today.

It's not even a full day, it's just enrollment and I've already been in three changes of clothes.

Heck I'm a bloke, I don't even do that sort of thing. When I've seen you say "My daughter changed clothes x number of times" I think "And this is why I'm glad I'm male!"

I've settled for a hippy look if you're wondering; not over the top, just a bit colourful.

I've refused a lift on the basis that I need to get used the journey myself.

Hmmmm... I still need to get there, and I know I'll get more and more irrationally nervous as the journey goes on.

I woke at 8 this morning by my own accord; it's now 13.30 and I'm still not running late.

Though I will be if I'm not careful.

Oh dear, what will I be like come freshers week next week.

Anyway, my bus comes in 9 minutes, so I'm going to wait at the bus stop (opposite my house) for 8, just because I'm paranoid the bus will come early.

Or I'm not, but it gives me something to do.

I've packed my Poi so if I'm bored whilst waiting a la bus I can do something.

They're flag Poi - brand new, much slower than normal but I like them. I think for a lot of things they're easier.

Anyway - I'm rambling.

AHHHHH!!!
Ignore me.

Bye bye
Love You
Sebbi

[Rowan CedarWolf]

Hope it was a wonderful Day! and we love you too Sebbi