Lily doesn't want to go back to school. I guess that just means she's normal. But a few days ago my grown-up nieces asked her why she didn't want to go back to school, and Lily's answer surprised me and almost made me cry.
She said,
"I don't want to go back to school because it's my last year there and I don't want it to be over."
Her single-gender middle school magnet program has turned out to be the best decision we've ever made. She's happy and she's learning and even earning some recognition. What's more, she appreciates what she's got. As I've reported here before, she says that at her public, single-gender magnet school, "even the mean girls are nice."
Maybe this year will pass very, very slowly and she can savor every moment.
Comments