The drop off this morning went very well. Natalie brought bunny with her to keep her company. We gave each other a hug and she let me go without any fuss. The teacher offered her a puzzle toy to keep her interested.

I left work early to pick her up. Was worried about her all day. When I got to the school, I saw the kids playing on the playground and as I walked closer, I scanned for Nat but didn’t see her anywhere. I saw her teacher sitting under a tree.  As I got closer, I noticed Nat sitting right next to her teacher and when her teacher saw me, she said to Nat, “Look who’s here!” Nat looked at me emotionless, her eyes glossy… no movement.  My heart nearly broke seeing her like that. I opened the gate and went inside and her teacher told me that she did really well all day and made a friend, but when the friend went home, Nat started to cry. I got a short 411 on her day and then we went inside the classroom to collect her things. In the car ride home, as she was talking, her voice was still a bit cracky, but I kept telling her what a good girl she was at school. When we got home, she couldn’t stop talking… kept wanting to play games and tell me about the piece of chocolate her teacher gave her.

Let’s hope tomorrow is better.