Friday, June 12, 2009

First day of School




I am sure that the idea of school takes some time to sink in for a child. The first day (11 June 2009) for Yash at school was one of wonder, confusion, anger, fun and a little bit of frustration. We had to be with him for the first 15 minutes or so and later on he was on his own. He fought with a couple of girls there for the toys, tore away the welcome cards that were handmade by the teachers and pulled down some play items from their rightful positions.

I tried recollecting the first days, I realised soon that there are only some first memories. It was a 3 decades ago, so! I remember crying 'coz my parents were in the village and the uncles were inconsiderate. The teachers were mean, the bag heavy and the walk long.

What a contrast, Yash got dropped to school that's 200 metres away in a car. The classrooms are airconditioned, the uniform bright and cheerful. Needless to say, the fee for one year is more than what my parents paid for my entire schooling, from Nursery to 10+2.

As days pass, am sure Yash will discover some good things about school, first friends and enemies in life. Discipline, loneliness and the likes. Some new feelings and emotions. The good thing for Shilpa is that she will get a couple of hours for herself everyday. Although I know that a mother keeps wondering what her kid is doing, always. Hopefully she will get over it and enjoy the solitude.

Meanwhile I look forward to observing Yash closely in his initial days at school, hopefully it will trigger some old memories of mine.