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Thursday, August 30, 2012

What I Should Have Said To My Son's Teacher

What I would like to tell my son's new fifth grade teacher:

Hi, I'm Allison. This is my son, my oldest child. He's in your class this year.

At the risk of sounding like "That Mom," I want to tell you there was a time -- a time not that long ago -- when I used to tear up at the thought of dropping my baby off at preschool for the first time. Back then, he was a somewhat pudgy toddler, not this gangly, long-limbed creature I present to you today.

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