Anxious Anxious

It has been an anxious morning for me. It was the very first time I really drove my new car. How did I handle it? Okay? Am I gentle enough with the car? Could I take care of this car? As we reached our destination, which was about 10 minutes(!) away, I was face with another form of anxiety.

W was going to a tuition class for the first time in his entire life! How would it be like? Both mother and child were as anxious as you can imagine. It was an entirely new different world. W was reluctant to go into the house, even with his friend coaxing him.

After dad left, and when the teacher arrived, we were forced to go into the house to discuss with teacher about the tuition class. We talked for about quarter of an hour and W decided to stay in the living room, out of the way of all the children. The mommy and child talk didn't help much until a phone call to daddy made all the difference.

We transferred to the tuition room with W and mommy sitting at the corner, observing how the class went. Hmm, felt like we were being punished by the teacher at the corner of the class. When the teacher went for a toilet break, mommy took the opportunity to accompany W to sit with his friend and had a look at his tuition book.

It was a good opportunity! As teacher came back into the room, mommy was banished to the corner of the room again while W joined the rest of the class. At first he was cautious and didn't response much. As the morning came to an end, he was his own self again. Talking and laughing loudly. Even yawning loudly!

Mommy retreated into the living room during the break to allow W and his teacher more freedom. And to my great surprise, at the end of the session, W wanted to join the tuition classes every day of the week instead of twice a week.

I would say it was a successful end to an anxious morning!