First day, first show

No this is not a review on some movie, but a post on the experiences of a mom sending her kid to the pre- school and her experiences on the first day.
The day before moi (the mom) was nervous as hell, as if i was sitting for some major exams, nerves fraught with tension and actually a part of me unwilling to let go of them even for a second.
The D-day dawned and i was awake like even before the sun was shining, quickly going through my chores so that i am ready to accompany my kids to their first school.
Bags packed, snack boxes filled and water bottles ready, checked the handbook like the umpteenth time to ensure i left out nothing.
Finally my dolls woke up and i chatted on nonstop about school, teachers, friends, toys and God-knows-what!
They instantly latched on, finished their morning breakfast quickly and got dressed for school. Papa was all ready and so all four of us finally reached school.
School gates were like a screaming, crying, hollering riot......of kids of all shape and sizes and parents too!
Flustered parents trying to soothe their little ones, while the little ones clung on to them for life!
My girls too joined the group and soon i donned the role of a parent, smothering them with kisses and calming them down.
The teacher came to take them and had to literally yank them away from me, more screams, big fat tears and crying followed.
We had to wait outside in the play area as parents were not allowed in.
Hardly 5 minutes and my girls promptly marched out shrieking followed by the ayah who said 'let them be with you for some time'.
Some time.....school first day was only for one hour and this crying session already has lasted for 20 minutes.
Some more kisses and caresses and sweet talks later, my girls simply refused to enter the premises.........10 minutes gone.
Swings, slides and rocking horse followed to get them into the right spirit.........still a refusal and 10 more minutes gone.
Finally a promised game of peek-a-boo inside the premises made one of my girls enter the school, she was promptly whisked away inside. Crying again.
The other one still reluctant, clutching onto papa for life!
Some 5 minutes later she too somehow was cajoled inside, screaming away.
Inside my girls lasted for 10 minutes, school bell rang and out they came ....straight face.
All good till they spotted mom and burst out, another round of crying and big fat tears followed.
Day one done.........already refuses to attend school on day 2........'auntie shut us inside and closed the door'....was the answer.
each step onwards seems like an uphill task.

More on day 2 shortly coming up!