School Trip

Ivan's back to school for a day yesterday. You see, there's this school trip planned out since last month that he *must* go. So, since he has recovered, we allowed him to go. It's just for a couple of hours, what harm can there be?

Loads. Harmful for me for worrying about him unnecessarily, that is. Being away from school for more than 3 weeks now, the anticipation of him going back (for a couple of hours) is too much for me to handle. Packing his bag on Thursday night (the night before the trip) was chaotic. Used to pack his bags without much troubles before this as I have established an efficient process to handle it. But on that particular night, I was freaking out. What to bring. Uggh ughh .. jacket? socks? What's for lunch? Should I give him some snacks in case he gets hungry? Where are the face masks? Need him to bring along. What about his red cap? Hmm.. what else?

Finally, I successfully loaded his bag with a bottle of water (750 ml) and packed him some snacks and some vitamins. I included a handkerchief (in case he sweats) and 2 face masks (so that he can change if the other one is soiled). The Big Day came and I drove him to school. I found out that the children are not required to bring bags and they need to carry their own bottle with them. *(&@#^%&@^% Oh dear, the bottle I gave him is a tad too heavy for him to carry around ! And, no bag means no snacks? What's my poor boy going to eat? He didn't breakfast that day. :(

I brought my worries to work together with my working bag until I got home from work. I found him to be fast asleep on the sofa. I waited eagerly for him to wake up and share the trip details with me. So, the minute he opened up his eyes, I asked him for the details. How was the trip and etc. Sleepily, he said, "I have nothing to say, mommy. Everything's fine." "Oh, you had a great time, then?" "Yes, I had a great time."


Hmm, so, why was I so worried? Separation anxiety? Geezzz ...