My Tiny Teacher

After fighting sleep until past 11pm, this spirited wild child is absolutely the reason I need caffeine. But beyond her crazy sleep schedule, she has taught me so much in the past month.

In the middle of September, she started school. Since then, she has amazed me with her resilience, her humour, her love. 

She is adaptable. She quickly and seamlessly started school, with tears in the first week and, now, barely a goodbye to me when I drop her off as she runs to play.

She is loving and kind. When we arrive at school, she will comfort and distract other children who are more distraught about the separation from their parents.

She is stubborn, independent, and strong. She will do things - like dressing herself, putting on her shoes, and carrying her lunch kit - by herself, thank you very much.

I always knew that being a mama meant this huge responsibility of guiding and teaching and then letting her do her thing - I just never knew how much I would learn from her .