I am referring to sap. Today was Sean’s promotion/graduation from Kindergarten. I watched as he came down in his construction paper mortar board and received his scroll. Tomorrow is the last day of school until August when he will become a grader. Some parents were teary, nostalgic and wishing this day hadn’t come. They wanted their babies back and lamented the passage of time. One mom was near tears, “He’s growing up.” I just replied, “That’s what kids do, we don’t have the suspended animation that Star Trek does.”
Now I understand the Peter Pan syndrome of not wanting to grow up. I also understand that as little children we as parents have a tad more control in what our children do or get into.
For me I had been looking forward to this day since I first dropped Sean off all those months ago. I love watching him learn and grow. I can’t wait for the next thing for him to master. I want to see what responsibilities he takes on. What I remember most about the first day of school was how Sean confidently strolled through the gate and how Evelyn howled when he did so and sat on the cement and cried and cried. Just yesterday morning as Sean went through the gate she yelled, “Bye Sean” and marched toward the car. I must admit I got a little choked up when he was singing along with his classmates.






