The First Flats

The little angel wore flats to school today.

I remember when she used to let me dress her however I wanted.

FLATS.

The neighbor girl started wearing them to school in first grade. I resisted. Today I hemmed and hawed, stewed, then chose not to fight this battle. Not when there have been other, more important battles to fight with her in the past two weeks.

I put boots and socks in her backpack in case the flats hurt her feet, then wondered if I'd made the backpack too heavy. I made sure she didn't have P.E. today.

I think it's silly and probably bad parenting to let her wear flats to school in second grade.

FLATS.

But maybe, what I'm really thinking is ...

SECOND GRADE.