All in good time

"Time heals all wounds." True enough... or at least if it doesn't heal it completely, it does have the power to make things better a little bit at a time. Such is life.

I spent the entire summer listening and encouraging my daughter's excitement to start preschool. Then her world came crashing down last Thursday, when she decided that she really didn't want to be going to school. Perhaps she is having a hard time adjusting being somewhere without any family members, or being one of the last 3 year-olds in her 4 year-old class, or she is just having a hard time making new friends in general. Thursday she cried for a little bit in the beginning of her class, and today she whined to me, "I don't wanna go to school", but she did not cry. Baby steps. Who knows what's in store for her in two days....

You see, it's all about having time to grow accustomed to new things, new roles, new friendships. Things can change in a sudden instant and only some people are able to handle them in stride. Others may need persuasion, convincing, or just some time to feel better about their new reality. I know I am one of those people that need that. Whether it was the changing dynamics in my relationships with others, a move to a different place, or the immense responsibilities dumped on me when I became a mom -- I have always needed some time to adjust. So maybe a little bit of me rubbed off on my daughter. If that is true, I know what she is going through -- change is never easy. However, I am hopeful that with time, and a little convincing, she'll find that change isn't quite so bad after all.