u/Mommaheart4210

I am heavily in my feels as I usually am this time of year. I hate the last day of school, it’s like a chapter of childhood closing, never to be opened again. My son is a fresh 7, and is finishing first grade. I am so sad about it. Time is going too fast. He is very tall for his age but he is still very much “little kid” to me. He plays pretend, he still loves his stuffed animals and asked me to buy him a new one last night. Sure, he likes video games more now and to draw independently but he still does the little kid things too. I know every child and situation is different, but realistically, how much longer do I got of this “little kid” thing or am I on borrowed time?

We are on our final two days of first grade. The year flew by. I am struggling for two reasons over the end of the year. First, I have a hard time every year, just the thought of him getting older and not being “little” makes me emotional. I feel like I want the time to stop for a little. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see the little person he’s becoming and don’t want to deter any of it, but I have a hard time as a mom. I am a very emotional person when it comes to him, he’s my only child. I get sad thinking about when he will stop doing “little kid” things and do “big kid” things.

Second, he goes to a private school which is about to close at the end of the year for good. I have been having a very hard time with it as it was abrupt and we loved it there, it was like a family. He’s handling it very well, but I cry when he’s not around about it. I feel like I’m losing a piece of him somehow, it’s bizarre even typing it. Then you throw in the stress of having to find the right next school and worrying about making the wrong choice.

All that to say, my momma heart is really heavy and I honestly am feeling more sad then I think I should be.

My 7 y/o son attends a private school that we really like. We just found out that they are not reopening next year due to low enrollment. The school has been around for many years and although we’ve only attended 3 years, it seems like he’s been there forever. He has been handling it pretty well and doesn’t seem too sad. I however, am devastated. I have been crying on and off all week. The school felt like a family, the teachers are wonderful, I volunteered for many things there and to know it’s coming to a close forever in a couple days, has me literally feeling like I’m grieving a death. I feel sad for him and what I thought the next few years there would be like for him. Now we have to start over in a new school that won’t be anything like what we had at our current one. It feels like I’m losing part of him. Even typing this, I realize it sounds ridiculous, but it’s how I feel.

I guess I’m just looking for advice from anyone who has been through something similar or even someone wanting to give me a reality check that it’s not that bad.