Amelia's first week of preschool

So far, so good. Amelia has enjoyed preschool this week. After her first day of school, she didn't want to come home. It didn't help that her sister was there. The two of them quickly found some toys to play with and hung out for several minutes after class was officially over.

I met one of Amelia's teachers and she seemed very nice. She said that the only problem she had was in getting Amelia to stop doing whatever game or project she had been doing and to move on to something else. I told her that wasn't surprising and to also look for Amelia's tendency to believe that there is one and only one right way to do something. I told the teacher that Amelia even tells her little sister the right / wrong way to play with her toys. The teacher said, "I see, she has to be in control."

That's it, Amelia has to be in control. People have, on occasion, said that about me as well. I guess neither of us like it when things aren't being done a particular way. Maybe Amelia will have a career as a Marine Corps drill sergeant. I can see it now...

Lisa