Friends of Quinn

Summer is over and school is back in session. I remember those days of watching the “back to school” commercials on TV. I hated those commercials. They really ended and ruined the summer for me. Watching the first “back to school” commercials stressed me out and made me think nothing about school, even though I was still on vacation.
I was always so nervous starting the new school year. I was excited too, but more nervous. I was excited because the new school year reminded me that I had accomplished and graduated from the last grade.  I was nervous because I didn’t know what to expect in the coming year.

One year, I think I was about 12 years old or so, I tried to fake being sick. I didn’t put a whole lot of effort into it, but I told my mom that I wasn’t feeling well. She, of course, said, “it’s just nerves.” That really made me angry because I thought that she didn’t believe me. I was also angry because I knew that she was right and that I should go on my first day back. The first day is always the hardest; new class rooms, new teachers, new kids. The only thing that is not new is your school, although sometimes you are starting at a new school.  It might as well be; school always seemed different when I returned from summer vacation.

Another thing to think about when going back to school is bullying.  When you are a kid, until it happens to you, you don’t really think about getting bullied. If have been bullied before, I recommend that you think about it and talk to your parents about bullies/bulling and your teacher and school principal. I recommend parents first because parents usually care more about their children more than teachers do. Parents…. this goes for the same for you. Talk your kids about it as you would talk to them about drugs and alcohol. There is not a whole lot of bullying support out there, so don’t be afraid to come to FriendsOfQuinn.com.