Now and

then

I am actually a lot more emotional to see you go to Northbay for the last time today than when you went to school for the first time.
We know just how much you love your school.
How tremendously dedicated and sensitive your teachers, and support teachers, and special needs assistants, and principal have been.
How they've accepted you, and loved you even, for who you are.
How you've never lost that initial spring in your step.

I know you look sad*

Today is a sad day.

Three years down the line, Mum and Dad still love you very much.

PS: this is NOT a flower blip


* because I've just asked you- in a somewhat abrupt manner - to drop the shaggin Nintendo DS for f*** sake, and hold the flowers, it's a day to be remembered, whether you like it or not, look at the shaggin camera now, and look sad, no, not bored, but sad, ok, let do it again, a few more shots of spontaneous sadness at the thought of going to your beloved school for the last time. SADNESS! not boredom, oh for f**** sake. You're not going to school until you do the sad look, do you hear me?!?! And your DS gets confiscated for 2 weeks if you can't manage it.
There. Perfect.