Donuts with Dad

This morning Isaac's school hosted "Donuts with Dad" before the school day started. When Isaac brought the info sheet home a few weeks ago, he said he didn't want to participate. In the past, Isaac has had a tough time if one of us have been in his classroom. In fact, last year in kindergarten, I was intending to volunteer once every other week. However, during my first time in the class, when it was time for me to leave, Isaac had a hard time. A really hard time. He got very tearful and sad that I had to go. Ever since then, he has been VERY vocal about us not coming to school...unless it's at the end of the day and he can leave with us.

So I figured Donuts with Dad would be a tough sell. This morning, Isaac and I sat on the couch and talked about it. I asked him why he didn't want his dad to come. After a few moments of silence, he said "I don't want my heart to be sad". Knife to the heart. I love this kid. So we talked about it a little more. He also said he didn't want to cry in front of his new friends. We started talking about the FUN parts of having Eddy come, and not focus on the sad part of him leaving. We brainstormed what we could do so that he wouldn't cry. He thought that it would be ok if he just didn't see Eddy leave. Then I suggested that after they had their donuts, they BOTH walk out to the car and have Eddy drive him to the front of the school and have Isaac get out of the car, just like he does every morning. Isaac's response was, "well Mom, that would be a little bit much". He cracks me up!

In the end, he decided it would be ok to participate...and he had a good time! Eddy called me afterwards to say that they had a great time; Isaac seemed to like having Eddy there and Eddy got to meet some of the dads. When I picked Isaac up from school he said he had fun. He then said, "my heart got a little sad, but I did not cry". I told him that I was proud of him for doing something that he was nervous about...and that it was ok that his heart was sad, but that I was so happy that he decided to concentrate on the fun parts.

It's moments like this that I don't want to forget. My sweet, sensitive boy.


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