9/21/2013
Dear Jun,
You were so worried about moving to a new town and starting
1st grade, I was so worried about moving to a new town and having you start 1st grade. After your first few weeks of school, I am so
proud of you, Jun. I realize mothers say
that all the time to their children and I realize most of the time they
probably mean it, but I feel like I hear the phrase often enough that when I
write, “I am proud of you”, it probably doesn’t mean all that I want it to
mean. It probably doesn’t mean , “I want
nothing more in this world than to hug you and squeeze you when I see your excited smile as you
come running out the front door of the school at the end of day”, it probably
doesn’t mean, "my heart is bursting when I listen to you chatter about how much
you love your art class”, and it probably doesn’t mean,” you’ve come so far in
just a few weeks and after all you’ve experienced in your little life I can’t
believe I’m looking at such a well-adjusted, bright, happy, joyful, and
thoroughly engaged little boy whom I truly love more than life itself”, all of that is what I mean when I say, “I am
proud of you, Jun”. You have thrived in
the first few weeks of school and I
cannot wait to see how you continue to progress as your school career goes on.
Love you!
Mommy
