Parenting – Deirdre Uria
“On a windy September day at the dawn of the school year, I watched my firstborn child excitedly board the school bus for the first time, her wavy hair and pleated dress gently blowing behind her as she climbed each step. Once inside, she took her designated seat by the window and waved at me while the bus slowly pulled away. When the taillights were barely visible from where I was standing, I finally allowed myself to feel the emotional cocktail of anxiety, fear and happiness that had been welling up inside of me all morning. My daughter—a carbon copy of myself, both physically and emotionally—was officially a Kindergartner.”(more)