Yesterday, Eliot and I toured the classroom where he will be attending preschool this fall. He was apprehensive, probably picking up on my nervousness, and he told me as we were getting out of the car, "I don't want to meet my teacher, Mom. I'll go in there, but I don't want to meet my teacher." I don't know why I was surprised that that would be the scariest part of the whole experience for him. "But...but..." I found myself stammering, "Teacher's aren't scary! They're there to help you!" (Way to go, nerd mom.) As it turned out, he did meet his teacher, and she didn't make any sudden moves or lunges towards him, and didn't even try to bite him, so he allowed that she was probably "okay" after all.
He was delighted with the classroom. He looked at me with an expression that seemed to say, "I cannot believe that you, my own mother, would be hiding the greatness that is this SCHOOL from me ALL THIS TIME." They had pink sand. PINK. SAND. areyoukiddingme?! And train legos! Can this place get any better?!
I love the recognition of my own (and his father's, if I'm being entirely honest) genetic (environmental?) contributions to Eliot's personality. He looked around the place calmly and coolly, like, "Yeah, I guess this will do. Whatever." I could tell he didn't want to seem too into it. We stayed for twenty minutes or so while I filled out paperwork and he played. On the way back out to the car, he tugged at the bottom of my shirt. "Did you see the pink sand, Mom? There was PINK sand!"
It's not that he is a particular fan of pink--his "favorite" color changes on a minute to minute basis--the anomaly of it seemed to be what captivated him so. And I totally relate to that--the pleasure of the unexpected. It's like...if there exists this place with pink sand, that I never knew about until this very moment, and it's been there the whole time...think of what other unthought of wonders this amazing universe holds in store for me! I love that. His whole life is an amazing adventure just waiting to unfold.
So is mine, for that matter. So is yours. Sometimes we just forget. :)
3 comments:
How could you keep it from him, mom? How could you? lol...Jayden has been in a preschool environment since he was 14 months old...he was so ready. I was NOT. BUT he prevailed and has loved loved loved school and learning ever since. I pray that Elliot learns to love learning and makes a lifetime of enjoying different experiences and environments! and HOLY COW!! PINK SAND!?!?!?!?
Pink Sand! I want to go to school with Elliot!
Seriously though, I love how his experience reminded you (and me) of all the amazing that is waiting for us to find it. Thank you so much for sharing this!
He'll LOVE preschool! My little guy started last year and we were both a nervous wreck - he can't wait to go back this fall!
Pink sand just makes me happy! :)
Stopping by from Wild Olive.
Judy@cutest-little-things.blogspot.com
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