Year by year, grade by grade, he’s been inching toward college, toward the time where he will live away from our home.
His backpack stood ready by the backdoor. His lunch box was packed, and his school forms were tucked neatly in a brand-new folder, next to a pencil case with freshly sharpened pencils.I climbed up the stairs and opened his door quietly. He was already asleep, sprawled out on the bed in his characteristic fashion, arms up, cheeks slack from heavy sleep. I brushed his curly hair away from his face and kissed his forehead.
High school is a funny card and a “Love you, Ma.” You wonder when his hands got quite so big as he envelops you in a hug.Kindergarten is your little boy.Only now, he’s grown. And you are happy for him, as he greets this last phase of his childhood with excitement and optimism.
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