Today's drop off at school went smoother than yesterday. MUCH smoother. Yesterday involved two of the teachers holding a crying Roo while I left the scene. I was relieved to get a call mid morning saying he had calmed down after ten minutes and was doing well. What broke the ice was said in Japanese. Squeezing his teacher's hand because he was scared, he joined the circle time for roll call. The teacher whispered that he should say "konnichiwa", instead of "here" or "hola" as the other kids do, when his name is called. He complied and replied "konnichiwa", and then started laughing. The other kids started laughing, too. This was enough comic relief to lessen his anxiety and allow him to join in and have fun. Today he went up the steps by himself. He came home wearing an "everything seed" necklace that he's constructed the past two day. He explained that before there was a universe, there was an everything seed that contained all that was to be, including you and me. He's also repeating lines from a song he's learned "spirit of peace" and "all wars will cease". It's a good start!
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