Monday, January 16, 2012

Winter? Ha! We Laugh in the Face of Winter!

Tomorrow we meet with my daughter's kindergarten teacher to discuss how disruptive she is in class. We'll go over how she acts bored, likes to talk a lot, and is somewhat defiant in a classroom setting.  Today, I feel guilt.  She is me. She is who I was as a child and she is who I am as an adult. And I like her, just the way she is. 
And then I look at my dog, who is only 8 years old but looks so much older....until you throw the ball.  Then she acts like she is two, and she looks happy.  She is me.
And there's me.  This weekend I officially entered my mid-thirties, and I caught a cold. I spent two days napping on the couch catching up on episodes of True Blood (don't judge). And all of the fun I had planned for myself kind of disappeared. But, I was still able to throw a ball for the happy dog, and I was still able to drag a couple of straw bales from our fall decor out to the front yard with the intention of using them to keep some of my plants warm for the hard freeze coming tonight.  I got as far as dragging the bales to front yard garden, then I stopped. 

My daughter may not be able to sit still in class, but put her in a garden and she GROWS.  Here she's cracking open dried pods from our purple hyacinth vines and collecting their seeds.  These have become her favorite to collect. 
And she told me to sit down.  She said, "I've got this! I'll take care of the hay!" and she ran around with chunks at a time, throwing it in the air, in my hair....everywhere.  And for once, I didn't care.
And, the mess she made is everywhere.  But I love her for her passion, her love of the outdoors, and how connected she is with nature.  Tomorrow as we meet with her teacher, I will be defiant.  I won't listen.  I won't sit still, and I will be bored.  Regardless of what anyone says, I've done something right. She is me. And WE are perfectly fine.

3 comments:

  1. Hmmmm. Aren't well-adjusted kindergardeners supposed to be a little disruptive, talk a lot and get bored at times? I think her teacher should worry about the kid who's silently sitting at the table all day, not engaging in the world around him. THAT'S the poor child who needs some help. Your little one is just fine - look at her parents! Good luck tomorrow!

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  2. I hope you told that teacher off! Your child seems to be full of wonder and adorable. And no wonder she is bored -- I get bored in class and I am the teacher!! (not her grade, older, but still I can relate)... I hope she runs circles around her teacher and never surrenders!

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  3. Love your blog and the way you write. In my work I often see adults who have little insight into their own style and motivations, expecting others to be just like them AND having expectations the kids can never meet. So thank goodness she has a mom like you as she learns to navigate the world around her, and the good news is that your lovely child gets a new teacher next year!

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