All emotional.....with a blink of an eye, they are all grown up

[Sapper383]

I've had such an emotional day.....

It was my son's last day in Primary school today, he will be starting High School in September. This morning was his special leavers assembly and he had the main part, as Dr Who ( which he is mad about). He had loads of lines to learn, with some challenging words ( Ieuan has Dyslexia, so this is a big achievement for him) and he did such a good job....not one mistake
I couldn't stop crying.....which he thought was sooooooo embaressing

On top of this it was my daughters last day in the Nursery/Reception and will be starting in year 1 in September. Her teachers have been so lovely and supportive over the last 2 years, I will realy miss them.

It seems like only yesterday that they were babies.....they are growing up so fast.....they are not my babies anymore

thanks for letting me share

Sam

 

[Peanut Giggleface]

I feel your pain. My kids too are growing up faster than I care to like. My daughter will be in middle school this fall and she's starting to change from a little girl to a young woman. My son is only a couple of years behind her. It feels like sand slipping through your fingers doesn't it? I think if I knew this a few years ago, I would have had a few more kids.

 

[natalielongstaff]

No major changes in our house, my kids are moving up to year 5 & 8 but no changes of school or anything

We finished for the summer yesterday as well

 

[hildasmuriel]

I'm even more sappy. I work in a school and cry every year when Year 6 do their end of year performance. I can remember them all as shy little 4 years olds coming into Reception and I tear up at the sight of these confident 11 year olds working together as a team for one last time before they all go to different schools in September.

This week they did Roald Dahl's Cinderella - it was so funny and we are losing some real comic stars.

 

[scottish mum]

I was in your postion last year oldest ds moved to secondary, youngest ds moved to p4 which is our juniors and dd started primary school. They have all done really well which is great but it is so sad that they are growing up so quick

 

[jns]

My youngest DS finished Primary school this year too
it was a very sad day as I've been going there for the last 20 years

now off to 2nd school this September

its hard but you have to let them go

 

[strawberry blonde]

My eldest DS has just finished 6th form and is hoping to go to Uni in September. Depending if I'm hormonal or not I keep getting tearful. I know he'll have a great time because when I was 20 I went to Jersy for 1 year and stayed 10 years I never lived at home again and I had the time of my life.

On the plus side, he's hoping to go to Kingston Uni so roll on Tony Romas

No doubt my youngest son who's nearly 15 will keep me on my toes but it is hard to think I will have an 18yr old in 2 weeks who could be away for 12 weeks at a time.

 

[Jordanblackpool]

Im the step up from you guys, im just getting ready to buy my own house, been to look at a few and hope to be somewhere by October-December, but my mum is dreading it!

They always give it the old 'when i was your age id moved out', but in reality i think they love having me at home!!!

 

[CHEK]

Ahhh Sam, my eldest DD also leave's yr6 on Friday and I'm dreading their leaver's assembly as I know we'll all be in tears as the whole year group are lovely

What make's it slightly worse for her is that she's the only one off to a different high school to anyone else, but that was her choice!

Then I'll have to go through it all again next year with my youngest DD

 

[Sapper383]

Thanks guys, I worry so much about my children, but they seem to take everything in their stride....I know know how my Mam felt when I was growing up I always thought she was MAD, crying all the time...so embaressing

 

[fairytale]

DH & I have four children and this September will be the first time in 9 years that I wont have a child at home during the day, to say I am sad is an understatement.

Dont you sometimes wish you could freeze time.

When DS recently turned 9, I had to go hide after we had sang Happy Birthday to him. All I could think was, in the same time again he will be 18 and it seems like only yesterday I was cradling him in my arms in the hospital in the middle of the night, amazed at what we had made

I share your tears, I have them now

 

[CHEK]

My eldest DD has in the last half hour asked if we can freeze time as she doesn't want to leave yr6

 

[natalielongstaff]

I sobbed so much last year at dd's yr 6 leavers assembly. She has changed a lot over the course of year 7 though, she has really grown up

 

[suzycute]

Gosh - this thread brings back memories!

I can't believe how quickly time has gone too - my youngest (DD - wishspirit on the boards) has just finished university - we go to her graduation on Thursday. I used to think that people with children in their 20's were so OLD, but having started child rearing quite young, I hope there's plenty of life in me yet!

Enjoy your little ones when they're at school - in a blink of an eye, it will be gone!

 

[Sapper383]

If only we could freeze time....it's so hard to let go...big hugs to you all

x

 

[Muscateer]

I was looking through the old photo box yesterday and loved seeing all the photos of when my DD was little especially the ones in Disney. She is now 19 and on my trip home this summer I seem to be surplus to requirements now, except when she needs something that is. Seems that friends are more important at that age than parents.

Enjoy them when they are still little and at home

 

[Rosie]

I was just looking at Queenie's pics of Finlay and I saw TS3 last night so I totally agree that time should move a little slower for us parents !
I'm having to make do with taking my nephews to DLP now as my kids have told me they're too old for Disney - what does that mean?!

 

[disneyangel]

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I was just looking at Queenie's pics of Finlay and I saw TS3 last night so I totally agree that time should move a little slower for us parents !
I'm having to make do with taking my nephews to DLP now as my kids have told me they're too old for Disney - what does that mean?!

I was think the same today as Jess put on her 'mini teenage' outfit and lip gloss to go to the library this morning glad she grabbed her scooter on the way out

I've not got to the age that I'm too old for Disney yet .I don't know what they mean at all . Come with me

 

[CHEK]

Well my 1st born left Junior school on Friday

They had a leaver's assembly that was funny as well as very emotional, the children spoke about their favourite memories from Reception through to Yr6 and they had lot's of photo's projected on to the wall, OMG how they have all changed!!

They sang 3 song's and I was sooo shocked at how many children cried, so many boy's too, not to mention the parent's

And at the end of the school day it was just as bad, the children appeared from their class rooms in tears

Bless my DD was so sad, but then she is the only one from her year off to her choice of High School.

 

[Sapper383]

We just got back from watching Toy story 3...which was fab...but we all cried

My son, the reason I started this thread, was realy emotional and as soon as we got home went to find his Woody...he then asked if it was ok for him to play with it as he is now 11.....I could have cried, he's not so grown up after all....I promised that I wouldn't tell his friends and we had a little cuddle