school started

taylor was cranky when i told him we were going to school. he started to get that nervous disobedient thingy going on and i reminded him how well he did on his homework and how fun it was. anyway, he was fine. we drove there w/him talking all the way. he even talked as we went into the classroom. then the teacher tried to talk to him, and he IMMEDIATELY froze up. got scared. started crying. climbed under the table and refuseed to cooperate. i was seeing yesterday's doc appt all over again, and i started getting mad. i was impatient and mean. and i knwo i was. he persisted. i even left the room. she tried in vain to get him off hte floor and to take the tests (which, incidentally, i dont think I ever had to do in KINDERGARTEN, for pete's sake...man kids are supposed to know EVERYTHING by the time they go to kindygarten! ). finally she came out and sd, "we'll go see the principal and see what he wants to do". how humiliating. i walked w/my 5 yr old past all hte other mothers waiting in the hallway w/their kids taking tests. my tail was tight between my legs and my eyes were welling up. i had to look down at my feet as i was marched to the principal's office. another failure point for mom. :(   and lo and behold? who is our principal?? none other than our STAKE PRESIDENT!!!OH THE SHAME!!!  so the teacher went in and talked to him first. then they called us to go in. i could have gone back 40 yrs and not felt any worse...sitting in that little chair looking up at the all-powerful principal. arrgh. so i went into defense mode. i told him all abt taylor's insecurities and fears and how he combats them and how i'm worried that taylor will be clinging like ivy,etc.etc. and what are we going to do if taylor doesn't cooperate?? etc.etc.etc. had to answer a bunch of questions and then we were excused. they were very nice. turns out taylor doesn't even START school until thursday. so they're going to arrange for us to start on friday instead.  anyway, long story short.... i don't knwo when he starts, or if he's afternoon or morning or anything else. they will call tomorrow and let me know.    sooooo...we were walking out and taylor turns all chipper again. "look mom! a coyote!". i was ready to pull his hair out, when i decided to use that to my advantage..."taylor, can you write your name on THIS paper?" and sure enough...perfect letters. just then the teacher came out and saw that. she sd, 'can you come to my classroom and do it?" and guess what?! he DID!! we went BACK to her classroom and he went through the entire test. he was shy and distracted most of thet ime, but he did it. he sd, "i dont' know" whenever he had to think for more than a second, so he didn't come across as knowing nearly as much as he actually does, but i coudl care lss!! i was soooo pleased that he cooperated. !!! YAY!!!! i wanted to kiss him and hug him and carry him out like a baby. but instead, i let him slap me five and we walked out....the little man and his happe momma. :)