I don't remember my first day of school, either. I was four years old starting Kindergarten. My mother said that when she walked me to the front of the school, I walked in confidently without looking back.

She said she cried as I walked away. I'm her oldest child, so I guess she realized her children were growing up and didn't need her as much.

I don't know why it was so emotional to her, because she had three more at home and was expecting her youngest (who was born just two months later). Yes, if you are wondering, we are all close in age. I'm the oldest of five, and the youngest was born 5 years and 10 days after me.

I didn't have that issue, since I homeschooled my children, they stayed home with me. Maybe that's why I don't understand why she was so emotional. My children didn't have to leave me when they were so young.