sometimes (or often?) jan displays so much independence, it’s getting embarassing.

today was jan’s first day in kindergarten, and frankly, i don’t know why i ever made such a big hoopla about it. i was so nervous about the whole thing, it was almost anticlimactic to see jan eagerly explore the whole kindergarten not two minutes after we entered the door. i stayed there for about an hour with him, thinking i was doing him a favor, but he hardly threw me a glance that whole time. when they announced at 9:30 that breakfast was ready, he stormed to the bathroom with the others to wash his hands. i hurriedly asked him if i can go and pick him up before lunchtime. a distracted “ja, tschüss!” and off he went, leaving me confused at the foyer.

so i went home and spent the next couple of hours wondering how he was faring. when the clock struck 12, i headed back as agreed, imagining jan scared, confused and feeling abandoned.

jan sees me and what does he say?

du sollst wieder weg! you should go (away) again!

hubby assures me that it’s a positive sign. he’s enjoying it and adjusting well and we couldn’t hope for a better reaction. that it’s a sign of self-confidence and security. sure.

or maybe he’s simply bored and tired of me.

update: thursday, jan’s 3rd day at kiga.

one caretaker already complaining. they took a busy for a daytrip to the gym. “he never stays put! he doesn’t want to sit with the other kids! he runs around so much! he’s so fast! he goes where he’s not allowed to and climbs where only older kids are supposed to!”

uh-oh, someone’s in for a hard adjustment period, and it’s not gonna be jan.

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