On 18 November, Ashwini and I went to the primary school that she was going to be enrolled in. On our way there, I was wondering if Ashu would be OK, when her buddy brings her off to meet her form class and teacher - separated from me. Ashu was, of course, briefed by me on the way there.
As we walked up the steps leading to the school foyer, where the registration was held, Ashu clasped my hand tightly. I squeezed her hand back and smiled. I had butterflies in my stomach and I was not sure what I was nervous about.
We went through the programme - Ashu with her new teacher and classmates in the classroom and I, with the rest of the parents, at the Principal's talk in the School Hall. Soon, it was all over. Ashu was with me, buying her school uniform, T-shirts and shorts, school bag, books order, etc. There were forms to fill in as well. I fumbled through some of the procedures like a student enrolling for a new course of study. I was surprised at myself. Yes, change brings about some degree of anxiety. But there was also the excitement of the future. Despite the initial jitters, Ashu and I were exuberant, soaking in the feeling of new-ness together.
When Ashu got home, this was reinforced by her gentle but serious quip that she would no longer be watching Playhouse Disney. The channel did not befit her new found P1 status. She relegated the kid channel as something only 3-year-olds like Mira should watch. Wearing her school uniform, and looking a picture of studiousness, Ashu settled down at the sofa. She clicked on the TV with the remote control again and with a solemn air, scanned the channels until she came to Animal Planet.
I must say she was indeed taking very well to her future... :)
"I'd rather be a could - be if I cannot be an are; because a could - be is a maybe who is reaching for a star, I'd rather be a has - been than a might - have - been, by far; for a might have - been has never been, but a has was once an are." Milton Berle
As we walked up the steps leading to the school foyer, where the registration was held, Ashu clasped my hand tightly. I squeezed her hand back and smiled. I had butterflies in my stomach and I was not sure what I was nervous about.
We went through the programme - Ashu with her new teacher and classmates in the classroom and I, with the rest of the parents, at the Principal's talk in the School Hall. Soon, it was all over. Ashu was with me, buying her school uniform, T-shirts and shorts, school bag, books order, etc. There were forms to fill in as well. I fumbled through some of the procedures like a student enrolling for a new course of study. I was surprised at myself. Yes, change brings about some degree of anxiety. But there was also the excitement of the future. Despite the initial jitters, Ashu and I were exuberant, soaking in the feeling of new-ness together.
When Ashu got home, this was reinforced by her gentle but serious quip that she would no longer be watching Playhouse Disney. The channel did not befit her new found P1 status. She relegated the kid channel as something only 3-year-olds like Mira should watch. Wearing her school uniform, and looking a picture of studiousness, Ashu settled down at the sofa. She clicked on the TV with the remote control again and with a solemn air, scanned the channels until she came to Animal Planet.
I must say she was indeed taking very well to her future... :)
"I'd rather be a could - be if I cannot be an are; because a could - be is a maybe who is reaching for a star, I'd rather be a has - been than a might - have - been, by far; for a might have - been has never been, but a has was once an are." Milton Berle
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