Mixed Emotions

Sorry I haven't written in a while. We had Jim's Mom stay for a couple of days and things have been crazy. Yesterday was the boys doctor appointments. I also had time to talk to Brandon's teacher. Thus the mixed emotions. She said that she was recommending that Brandon stay with her next year. So I'm feeling many things. Most of them leave me feeling guilty for feeling them. This is how it goes. I sort of expected it. I still feel kind of depressed and sad. I know it is the right thing for him and I would never try to push him when he wasn't ready. Still . . . . the feelings are there. My rational side says things like it will be good for him. It will give him more confidence and gain more skills before moving on. He will probably be more comfortable in the same class with the same teachers. I worried about telling Jim. Some times I'm not sure how he will take things. He sort of surprised me by saying "It worked for Arion". With Arion we just started him late. Thus the reason that he's 19 and just finishing high school. Jim is right of course. Arion did much better having the extra year of maturity. Brandon's teacher did say that he was the youngest in the class. There is also a part of me that is glad. I like this teacher. She seems to understand Brandon and I won't have to worry about him for another year. We also would have had to do this if he hadn't gotten into the new school. He never would have done it in one year in the regular school setting. I mentioned Brandon not moving on to the Neurologist and after he worked with Brandon, he agreed that it was a good idea. Told me not to worry. Of course he then said that he think Brandon will be dyslexic too. THANKS. That helps, right??