I consider myself somewhat of an authority on the 3 and under set. But with our oldest, Thing 1, we are blazing the trail and learning as we go. Today, we learned a very valuable lesson with preschoolers.
Thing 1 has been talking all week about how his class was having pajama day on Friday. It’s something they do occasionally so it seemed legit. Usually, though, the teachers will post a notice on the bulletin board to remind parents. This time there was no such notice, so I was a bit skeptical.
But, I asked Thing 1 many times this week, “Are you sure you are having pajama day this Friday?”. He assured me he was. I think you see where this is going.
When Suburban Mommy and Thing 1 entered the classroom, he was the only one in pajamas. His friends came up to him laughing and asked why he was wearing pajamas. Then the tears. I know, now, that four years is the age at which kids develop the ability to be embarrassed in front of a group.
From now on, I will make sure to verify whatever preschoolers tell me.
We have the opposite problem. It is so hard to convince Princess (almost 3) that it really is pajama day at school – just like the did today. At home she was whimpering for ‘real clothing’ as I strapped her into her car seat but suddenly was relieved when she saw the rest of her class in their PJs too.
Awww…poor little guy. I just discovered your blog and love it! I’m sure I’ll be a regular reader.
awwwwwwwww….poor guy. i hope you took him home and treated him to ice cream and talked smack about those loser friends of his and how your son is way cooler than they are. well, that’s what i would have done :)
since i have a 3 year old i will visit your blog for advice! ;)