To all of the random moms from my child’s school that I’ve added on Facebook,
Thank you. Thank you for accepting my seemingly random friend request. To know you, in any aspect, is a gift that I do not take lightly.
Our children might be in class together. They might share lunch. I might just see you at drop off in the morning. Whatever our connection, your online “friendship” is something I appreciate more than you know. My kindergartner is my first baby. This is her first year away from home for full days. It is also my first year without her as my shadow for the majority of the day. This makes me so uncomfortable as a mom. Who is she playing with at school? What does she act like when I am not around? What is her new community like for her?
Because of my uncertainty, I found you one by one, random moms, and I started to add you. I added you because to know you, is to know your child. Knowing you is an important part of sending my daughter off to school all day and feeling more comfortable. You are the moms who might see my child in the morning and wave at her, call her by name, or help her if you see her fall. I give you my word, under the same circumstances, I will {and do} do the same thing.
Thank you for accepting the add, commenting on my posts, and giving me a good morning wave on the way up to school drop off. Thank you for allowing me to have a sneak peek at where your child comes from, giving me insight on who my daughter is with all day, every day.
I look forward to getting to know you as we raise our children alongside one another for the next thirteen years. It is scary to raise children in today’s society. Connecting with other moms who might be at school when I cannot, is a relief.
I am truly grateful to know each one of you.
