<p>I am one of those people who cry at the drop of a hat. My son knows that and we joke about it all the time. He doesn’t remember kindergarden but we do laugh all the time about how I cried when he “graduated” from 6th grade. When he was going off last year he asked me “Are you going to cry” and I said “of course” and we both laughed. And when we hugged at the car as I was leaving I did cry. And we both laughed through my tears.
But he knew, because we talked about it, that I was happy and excited for him and his new life, and that I was going to miss him.
He is off to his 2nd year this year and he is doing great! He asked me if I was going to cry this year and I said maybe but not as much as last year.<br>
If you have an open and good relationship with your child there is nothing wrong with being open about how you are sad because you are going to miss them. But it is also important that they know you are happy and excited for them as well.
That my 2 cents worth.</p>