seldnei | holy hell, 2nd grade

I may be having a very small freakout about my kid starting second grade tomorrow. He’s done so much growing just over this summer, and I like him so much …

I mean, based on the past seven years, he’ll continue this trend of getting more and more interesting and funny. But it’s cliche for a reason, that whole my baby is starting second grade thing. I have a clear sense-memory of the heft of him in my arms when he was an infant; he is now a lanky creature made entirely of freckles, elbows, and knees, but that knowledge of the particular way he fit into my arms seven years ago is still there; will, I hope, always be there, sunk into my bones.

But. Here we go.

I remember second grade as a good grade for me. I hope it’s a good one for him, too.