It is happening. My son is starting kindergarten. And tonight was his kindergarten orientation. I stared in awe at the screen that said 2025 before turning to see if there was anyone I knew. And there was. A good blogging buddy of mine. She had news for me. She told me to let her know what teacher we got because she had some inside negative news about one of them. I KNEW we would end up with this teacher, and once I saw the sheet they gave us with her name on it. I had to know. Turns out that this teacher just may not be as nicey nice as the others. She is a bit more strict. I was on the fence. Because really, my son can use a bit more discipline in his life. So off we went to meet her.

My son made a great first impression on her. He announced that he was the kindergartner and shook her hand. It was me that didn't make such a great impression. At least according to my husband. The second we walked away, my husband started laughing and said "good job branding our son." I sat there for a second and then the worries flooded in. Did I? Was I THAT mom? Did I put a big arrow on my son's back? Would she treat him differently because I asked so many questions?

I thought back to my questions. The first was telling her my son was advanced and asking if that is something we could work together on through the year or if there was just a set curriculum. The second was asking about the "special program" that was mentioned. Turns out it was just IEP, I don't mind my son being a part of a class with that program at all. I think it will teach him a lot of valuable lessons. My only follow up question was asking if he came in when they were doing the individualized training. The third question involved asking about their reward system because I had heard that stickers were given and then later taken away if the kid then did something wrong. I don't know how I feel about this. She admitted to it. I just don't know if I feel that it is okay for them to do something good and get rewarded for it and then all of a sudden have it taken away. Just because they later did something wrong doesn't mean that they didn't do something right in the first place. But, on the other side, she did phrase it well. She said that she rewards them and it is up to them to keep their reward.

But that was it. Those were the questions I asked. I don't think I was too out of control. I think my questions were reasonable (or maybe I am delusional). But as we were walking home I blurted "this is why kids have moms. Dads aren't emotional enough. Kids need someone to make sure that their needs are getting met and aren't afraid to look a little crazy.

But I still hope I'm not the crazy lady......