Lil Guy's Growin Up
Sixth grade has been such a big year. Middle school started out rough with deadlines for papers, more responsibilities, and no room for excuses for teachers. My kid struggled for a while as he'd always had grace periods when things were late... until this year. This year his teachers show tough love while pushing them to be better and expect better of themselves. Now mid-year, he gets all his homework done at school and remembers most of his projects. Hey - he's not perfect. He's still my silly forgetful kid, but he's grown leaps and bounds with his responsibilities at school. At home, I've also been trying to cut the cord so to speak. It's been a big transition and my kid is such a softie. He still wants me to walk him into school. He still lovingly reaches to hold my hand. And - he still will hug me in front of his friends without a care who sees. And although I don't discourage his affection, as I never want him to feel...