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My boy started school last week. I wasn’t ready for it.

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Pedro L. Gonzalez
Sep 03, 2026
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Childhood by Thomas Cole.

My boy started school last week. I wasn’t ready for it.

I mean, logistically speaking, I was, thanks to my organized and thoughtful wife. He’s got a nice backpack, new clothes, and new shoes to fit his growing feet.

What I wasn’t ready for is the sudden awareness that time is accelerating. That my oldest is becoming a big boy. I’…

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