I Sent My Cusp Birthday Son To Kindergarten, And I'm So Glad I Did

Here’s why. %2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fstores%2Fpage%2F349FA585-BD01-4F4D-B034-6E62157DD5A6%3Fingress=0%26visitId=b99e6db9-1fed-4c73-ab28-2bb6991ce27f%26lp_slot=auto-sparkle-hsa-tetris%26store_ref=SB_A044972830EFWP7HHB09A%26ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_ls%26utm_campaign=39430%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183d33bdbd3-2e54ffab-26bf-4963-a20c-06496ae47ea2-000000/zGD94W57p1uv_u-JCVwI9StOD4I=291 [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=39430%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183d33bdbd3-2e54ffab-26bf-4963-a20c-06496ae47ea2-000000/qY31Yu8PwdefssNyt4sZ9NQUBOk=291) Oct 13, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fto-redshirt-not-deciding-when-to-send-my-4-sons-to-kindergarten%3Futm_campaign=39430%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183d33bdbd3-2e54ffab-26bf-4963-a20c-06496ae47ea2-000000/PykRvDWKE5BsWaP2RRiXJWHg-YE=291 [I Sent My Cusp Birthday Son To Kindergarten, And I'm So Glad I Did](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fto-redshirt-not-deciding-when-to-send-my-4-sons-to-kindergarten%3Futm_campaign=39430%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000183d33bdbd3-2e54ffab-26bf-4963-a20c-06496ae47ea2-000000/MrcRvcq4MmIatSp2ggiJgIxotf4=291) “My second son is a classic class clown,” admits Alexandra Frost. “He is an expert fart joker, spends a serious amount of time pranking people, and therefore isn’t the most mature kid any of us have ever met (but oh-so-lovable). His birthday fell just a few weeks before school was set to begin. So we were faced with a more complicated dilemma.” In this piece, she walks through her decision to send him to school anyway, rather than redshirting. 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