Ace and I just came home from a parent meeting for high school registration. H.I.G.H. S.C.H.O.O.L. Oh my heavens! We were treated to a panel of nearly everyone they thought it necessary to hear from: counselors, reps from each academic department, plus reps from each elective area, and of course the principal. However, one key group was missing.
The paramedics.
Yes. The paramedics. I was nearly in need of them tonight. I have walked into the high school plenty of times during the last couple of years as part of my job in the district. Silly me has always been focused on my job while I was there and it's never really hit me like it did tonight that all too soon my son will be in high school. Other people's children grow up...not mine.
My heart started beating quickly enough when the whole program started and it dawned on me that in a few short months, Ace and I will have a high school student. It was crazy enough trying to wrap my mind around the fact that this was actually happening and then one of the counselors had the nerve to talk about college requirements. Aye aye aye! If ever there was a need for a quick medical visit, that was it!
Yes, these people send children through the high school and off to college each and every year and it seems so natural to them. Well...it sure didn't seem natural to me to be thinking about that already with my son. I'm still getting used to the idea that we no longer have children in elementary school. They are both safely housed with me at the middle school and I like it that way.
Please don't let it change. Please don't let my babies continue to grow up!
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