Saturday, August 29, 2009

Kindergarten Fears

My 4 1/2 year old was recently registered for junior kindergarten. With the help of his mom, he was expected to complete a form which identified his "kindergarten fears."

The fears recorded on the form included: "Dogs, Clowns, and Scary Rides."

Later, when I came home from work, he told me, he forgot to add: "Monsters, Ghosts, and Dark Places."

I asked him about "turnips" or "ghosts with turnips" but he just made a face at me.

I then thought about my current fears and why no one asks us about these so they can be better managed. These included: "Impression Management, Command and Control relationships, and Replacing group morale with 'Success Indicators'." I guess I also don't like scary rides too, but no one forces me to go on these...