Monday starts Spring Break for the kids. I can’t really
relate because I never felt this way in my life about school… but both of my
school aged children are bummed about it. So are the wife and I.
Sofie just LOVES school. A few weeks back she was
complaining that her tummy hurt. She was all bundled up and ready to go catch
the bus when she stopped dead in her tracks and held her stomach. “Can you kiss
my tummy daddy? It doesn’t feel so good.” I leaned over gave her a kiss on the
stomach and not two seconds later she vomited all over the place. When we had
to call her off of school she cried and cried. “I don’t want to miss school! I
will miss out on all the fun!” she bawled as gigantic tears streaked down her
face. She is in kindergarten though, so I will revisit this feeling she has towards
school in a few years.
Bianca on the other hand… she gets bummed in a different
way. Her sleep pattern gets disturbed, she becomes irritable and starts to act
out. Head banging increases, meltdowns increase and then it takes several weeks
to get settled back into her routine once school is back in session. So one
week off, sets her back about a month.
