Pants from the men's department

This was a first.

My son said it was my very last first time
buying him pants from the men's department. : )
These words come from one of the stories
from his FSA tests, called The Very Last First,
about an Inuit girl who walked under the ice
at sea to collect mussels for the first time.

We home learn, but we don't follow any particular school curriculum,
so this test has been a fun learning experience
to see what the kids his age are tested for at school.
I am so grateful that my son has the freedom
to learn what "he" feels is important to him
each day. This will be invaluable to him
in his life.

We are so fortunate to have the wonderful support
of our home learning program Self Design,
a program that values humans, both children, and parents.

This community is a place where I feel cared about
for the very first time ever in a community.
Better late than never,
and best that it is
shared with my son. : )

This is my most mindful
act of parenting.
The love and clarity
of my heart are free
to exist here in this world
with him.