Day Care, Talking And Split
Posted on July 2, 2009 - Filed Under Life, Parenting
Alex started Day Care yesterday full time. Originally I wanted him to ease into day care a few days a week, but there have been some changes at home and we had to the full time route.
I had my jitters all day long knowing he was in the hands of someone else, even though I trust his provider (she is a friend of ours), as a parent you still freak out a little bit.
He passed with flying colors!
Toni dropped him off yesterday morning and I picked him up that afternoon. He had a little meltdown when we left thanks to a broken Popsicle, other than that things went well.
When we arrived home it was like a brand new Alex was in the house. He was talking more, playing more and generally much more outgoing. Really a huge stress release for me as a parent to see him adjust this well.
I dropped him off this morning and he was a little upset to see me leave but that comes with the territory. Cannot wait to pick him up tonight and get the holiday weekend started.
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Travis stayed with me at the house last night and it was nice. We turned the TV and games off and just… talked for a long time. We needed it.
Things have been rough this past school year for Travis, and I have not been very nice about it. His grades slipped and I got upset. Lots of conflict.
We talked for hours last night about everything. School, the situation with me and Toni and everything in between.
I apologized to Travis for being so strict and upset with him during the school year, and explained that it was tough to watch him fail. As a parent, you never want to watch your kids fail at anything… but sometimes you have to let them learn on their own and cannot force them to do things.
I have let Travis down as a father the past year when he needed me most, and as difficult as it is to admit that, it is true.
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The situation with me and Toni…
We are spending some time apart while we work through some issues. It makes me sad, depressed and unhappy.
I really do not want to say more about it.
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