Perhaps I’ve mentioned this. My son will be leaving the elementary school in 6 short weeks.
SIX WEEKS!
In six weeks I’ll be the mother of a middle school child. A Tween. He’ll be moving up into the youth group. With me.
Six weeks.
I’m not old enough to be the mother to a middle school child. I’m just not.
Nor am I particularly looking forward to having two children in two different schools with two sets of schedules and lunch menus and the like.
I think my life’s going to get a whole lot more complicated.
And Matthew?
Prior to yesterday he was handling this pretty well. But when I got the note about the graduation planning meeting his face dropped.
I thought the kid would be excited about moving up…he has been all year and it’s been shocking to me. But he’s grown alot this year.
Me: (in my annoying momish sing song voice) Lookie here… we’re starting to get stuff about graduation.
Matthew: I’m not sure I want to graduate.
Me: What do you mean you don’t want to graduate? You have to graduate. You can’t stay in the 5th grade forever.
Matthew: Well when I go to middle school it will be like I’m a kindergardner all over again.
Me: You liked kindergarden.
Matthew: Mom. You just don’t get it.
This kid talks like I have NEVER done this…
Me: No, I get it. I just don’t understand why the change of heart all of a sudden.
Matthew: (in my face) Do you KNOW how long it took me to get where I am right now? FIVE years (with his hand up to demonstrate as if I was unsure of how many 5 was.)
Me: It takes everyone 5 years to get from 1st to 5th grade. (chuckle)
Matthew: It took me FIVE years (again with the hand) to get popular.
Me: You’re popular?
Matthew: Oh yeah. (insert cocky smile) I’m like the funniest kid in the class.
Where did this confidence come from? I’m not complaining but man! He’s growing up. Which means I’m getting older.
I’m not sure that I like that.
Until next time…
i know just how you feel. both o my oldest are in middle school and get this – my daughter starts high school next year. there is NO way i am old enough to be the parent of a ninth grader! so i just have a theory: they are the ones that are getting older – NOT ME. it doesn’t really make sense but it doesn’t have to. it just has to make me feel better :O)
jenn’s last blog post..they constantly surprise me