![]() ![]() So you can imagine my surprise when the kids farewelled her one day with 'see you later alligator' and she replied 'dont forget your toilet paper'. ![]() I hate to say goodbye guys, but I’ve gotta run. Smut was not funny and swear words would earn you a cake of sunlight soap of afternoon tea. Maybe, that ‘Goodbye’ or ‘See you later’ is just a different door opening which will lead you to a ‘Hello’ and a big ‘ol ‘Howdy!’ Give a hug, ladybug,See you soon, big baboon,Out the door, dinosaur,Take (good) care, polar bear,Wave goodbye, butterfly. Maybe the take away in all of this is that a ‘Goodbye’ or even a ‘See you later’ doesn’t have to mean the end of the world. Those difficult decisions are what help us grow, change, learn and move forward, becoming better people in the process. Severing ties from someone or something can be hard, but sometimes, it has to be done, whether it feels good at the moment or not (I thought saying goodbye to my job as a marketing assistant was the worst thing in the world at the time, but if that didn’t happen, I wouldn’t be in the process of finally going after what I truly wanted which was to go back and get my Master’s in Library Science). It is a chance for you to move on to bigger and better things, to try something new, to break out of your comfort zone and see what else is out there. When you do get those rare things that are easy to say goodbye to, it’s such a rush, a weight lifted off of your shoulders, a break in the clouds if you will. Well, this was super fun I got to visit and record with Matt and Victoria, two of the wonderful teachers at Golden Acorn Music (. Now don’t get me wrong, some things I don’t even have to bat an eyelash at when it comes to saying goodbye to jelly shoes (Youch those things hurt!), colored Heinz ketchup (good idea in theory but it kinda sorta weirded me out when I looked at my hog dog and the bluish hue made it look like it had an expiration date ending in B.C.) and of course, one miss ED (She didn’t even deserve a goodbye, more like a swift kick in the bum all the way to Timbuctoo!) to name just a few. Nice, right? Don’t tell me you won’t be wishing your roommate a, “See you soon, you big baboon” tomorrow morning. Corny? Absolutely! But totally amazing? You bet your snake-skin boots they are! Trust me, after hearing some of these diddy’s, you will never want to say a simple ‘Bye’ or ‘See ya’ ever again! Some of these I am sure you have all heard before, but some are brand-spanking new. To make saying goodbye a little easier, I have come up with a fun list of new alternatives to use when parting ways. If you think of it in that way, it’s not so dire, so sad, so permanent. I like to think that they’re not so much ‘Goodbyes’ as they are ‘See you later’s’, hinting to a non-escapeable moment in the future that you will once again be reunited with that someone or something, no matter how much time or distance eludes you. See You Later Alligator Song LyricsSee You Later AlligatorIn awhile crocodilebye bye butterflytoo ta loo kangarootime to go buffalogive a hug ladybugblow a k. It’s one thing to say adios to someone or something who you know you will see soon, but when it comes to saying goodbye to someone or something that you know you won’t, it’s oh so hard. Whether it was waving farewell to my mom in the mornings before I boarded the big yellow school bus before school, bear-hugging it out with my bestest friends before we all left for college, looking at my Thunder’s sad eyes through the window as I drive off to work everyday or even bidding adieu to a favorite TV show that would not be returning the following year (RIP Seinfeld…We will always have our DVD dates), saying goodbye sucks! clocks for collection and pass on a flag printables enable children to have an active role in saying goodbye to their parent carer by handing them a resource to take away.Ī 'my parent / carer board' can contain photos of significant people that children can make reference to throughout their day.I don’t know about you, but I have always had a hard time saying goodbye. Support parents with rhymes and printables Suggest parents give children a kiss to hold in their hands until they return - the kissing hand storybook on .uk where wanted switch the word story for secret.Plan ahead with resources that support a child's interest and can distract them from the immediate upset of a parent leaving.Enable children's independance with their closing doors as parents leave.Have a 'see you soon' window that children can choose to wave from.Ideas to help children say goodbye to parents & parents to children at drop off time in the morning The transition page of USA's Penn State is also a good read Leaving a child in preschool for the first time or where children are becoming increasingly anxious at attending is a stressful experience for parents, to help support famillies you can find out about separation anxiety from and attachment theory from Kings College London ![]()
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