candi1975's Xombytes

I never intended to become a public figure in the early days of the war in Iraq, or Operation Iraqi Freedom or whatever we're calling it these days. I just knew the man I loved, the father of my child, was going to fight in a war that was unjustified and no one seemed to care. Everyone seemed satisfied with George Jr. "thinking" there were weapons of mass destruction, and "suspecting" Saddam Hussein was linked to Al Qaeda and were ready to send the troops in. When I was around the other families from my husbands unit, they, even more so than the rest of the country, were gung-ho Bush and gung-ho war. My parents shared my views but they had no idea what I was going through. I was freaking out and I felt totally alone.

In Texas, in order for a child to start kindergarten they have to turn five on or before September 1st. My son, Max, misses the cut off by 11 days, and in Texas it's almost impossible to get around this rule. One option is to put him in private school, but it has to be for two years or more in order for him not to have to repeat kindergarten in public school. The only other option is for him to take a assessment test created by the state that is commonly used for kids who have gone to private kindergarten for one year and are trying to enter public school for first grade or for kids whose parents think they're ready to start school. The test is incredibly challenging, and even children with high I.Q.'s have difficulty passing it. The director at my son's preschool tells me not to worry because it really will be better for Max to be one of the oldest kids in his class rather than the youngest. I'm concerned he'll be bored and start to misbehave if he has to go through Pre-K again because he is really smart. Yes, I know every parent thinks that, but he really is. So, I started doing some research to see if he really is mature enough to start Kindergarten in the upcoming school year.