My First Day, Too.
My son held it together. He proudly walked with a full backpack across the crosswalk, his hand wrapped in mine, to the beautiful brick school that I started at 27 years ago. He smiled for the camera, shook hands with the kindergarten teacher and then got on line, two-by-two, to be whisked away to the classroom. His little face crumbled for a few seconds, but he got it together and walked bravely with the teacher and 17 other children to their first day of the public school system. Read more