The Awesomest Little Boy in the World.....

[Sugar Magnolia]

.....is graduating my program today. He came to us as a little guy, only 14 months old, barely walking. Our own son was getting ready to graduate off to Kindergarten when this new guy joined us. My husband and I were amazed how much this new baby reminded us of our son,in both appearance and demeanor. To this day, we still occasionally slip up and call this guy by our sons name......and he still answers to it!::

Today, I sit here watching him sleep, preparing myself for his graduation ceremony. The mere sight of the cap and gown brings tears to my eyes. He is our oldest student, and with the title of.Executive Assistant, comes big responsibilities......Line Leader being his favorite job. He has also had a turn at every "job" here....Flag.Captain, Snack Helper, Cot Placement Specialist, etc. He does a great job of setting a good example for the younger kids.

Like his sister before him, he has brought our little school much joy. His family has been with us over seven years......luckily he and his sister go to the same elementary school as my son, so I'm sure we'll still see them all. Dad hasdonated a computer to us, mom has helped me immeasurably by making my website, helped with many.tech things I can't do well. I'm having a hard time imagining life without this family. Thank you,.Ezra, for being a ray of joy in our lives. And here come the tears again......

Thank you all for taking a minute to read this. With so much talk about parents behaving badly and out of control kids on this forum, I thought a post about this awesome boy and his wonderful parents might be refreshing!

[TheGoodLife]

What a great story, thanks for sharing! Goes to show the great rewards DCPs can have

[Blackcat31]

What a nice post Sugar!! lovethis

I'm willing to bet he is such a wonderful child because of the impact YOU and your DH had in his life!!


The family is lucky to have had you both!

[Shell]

Aww, very sweetlovethis

[AmyKidsCo]

That's so great. Thanks for sharing!

[Sunchimes]

Now you've made me start crying, and I've been trying so hard not to do that. I have a little girl leaving when school starts. She's been here since she was an infant, and she is like our granddaughter. This isn't her daycare, it's her other home.

I honestly don't know how things are going to work without her here. She is my only verbal kid. Who am I going to talk to and laugh with and tell jokes with? She's been on vacation this week, and I'm getting a taste of just how dreary it's going to be around here. I ran into her dad at WM this morning. I asked about the kids and said that I missed them. He laughed and said that they had heard my name more than a few times this week too.

The only good thing is that I have her little brother until he turns 3 and heads off to school in January, so I'll still see her at pickups for awhile.

Hugs for you. I know just how you feel.

[Meeko]

Ahh..Sugar...what a great post.

The great ones make it all worth it even when it hurts to see them leave!

[Meyou]

I love it! This is what daycare should be all about.

[NightOwl]

:hug: