Go with the flow

There's a lot of bittersweet and a lot of fear in this picture. David started 6th grade today. He's going to a brand new school where he doesn't know anyone. He's scared, and it shows. And he has every right to be scared! He's a 6th grader who's much smaller compared to other sixth graders. He's on an IEP. And an ALP. He's not a big fan of noise, commotion, and new things, yet he's going into a new school full of noise, commotion, and new things. The only thing that will turn that reservation into confidence is a successful first day.

I asked him to repeat this mantra to himself all day: "Just go with the flow."

Go with the flow, Davey boy.

And here's to all those kids who are starting their first days in new places, bravely facing the unknown.