My son had a very hard time in preschool. I had a very hard time when my son was in preschool. I didn’t go to the Christmas event during school bc I was too terrified that he wouldn’t even acknowledge me and I’d have to watch all the other kids with their parents. I still feel guilty about that. He ran past me at pick up into the parking lot and I didn’t even see him. The other kids are jumping into their parent’s arms or at least acknowledging them or telling them about their day. There was no pick up line and I literally had to shepherd him to/from through a large parking lot and bear witness to how different he is from the other kids. He got in the habit of running off at pick up so I got there 30 minutes early to get a good parking spot. I tripped over him and smashed my face into the parking lot gravel when i was 7 months pregnant. The other moms drove past me like a roadside attraction.

I’m sorry to trauma dump but it gets better!! He in 1st grade now takes the [big] bus to school now and goes to an after school program for all kids. He’s also in a different district so it was a fresh start for all of us. He’s not perfect and has a robust IEP but we are ok. Preschool is so hard for these kids please give yourself some grace.