Mummy tucked me in, kissed my cheek and slipped from the room. Light of the mid-June sun filtered through the drawn blind and my eyes lingered on the dancing shadows … but my thoughts returned, again, to school. With most of the exams behind me I wondered if I would pass grade two … and, oh my, if I did, would I make it through grade three? Little butterflies began their dance in my stomach. Grade four? 
My heart beat a little faster. Five? Six? These thoughts plagued me every night when sleep wouldn’t come. My anxious mind raced on. Would seven prove to be too much?
This is in response to Julia’s 100 Word Challenge Week 53 with the prompt: would seven prove to be too much?
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Beyond the Brush 
We hear people say they would like the carefree life of a child but, within their young world, they also have concerns and feel stress when the world doesn’t seem to go as they feel it should. It’s at this young age they need our love and support in order to grow with the ability to cope with stresses and face the world with confidence. An excellent take on the prompt.
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Very true – thanks for the comment – I appreciate it, Ross
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loved this one. mine was written as a child this week too. great minds think alike eh? 🙂
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Thank you, Catherine – I appreciate the comment
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Well done on capturing the mind of a little one x
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Aw poor kid! I remember stressing about things when I was little too. You’ve captured the mind of this little girl really well, poor thing. It’s sad how much stress little ones are under at such a young age – sometimes I think they should be allowed to be children for longer… Lovely take on the prompt.
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Who knows what our little ones are thinking – we don’t usually think about the stresses that face our young children …
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Oh yes I agree, but think we should!
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Definitely we should. I just don’t know how widely recognized or considered it is – this stress in our youngsters.
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You just put me back in grade school. I lived this once upon a time.
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So I wasn’t the only one – ?
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Well done. You captured the mind of a young child.
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Thank you for that, Holly – appreciate the comment 🙂
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I remember stressing out about giving speeches when I was a kid. I still do. Nice job.
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Oh yes, it was mandatory to take part in the IODE speeches – International Order of the Daughters of the Empire. It was one of the most stressful events on my school calendar!
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Oh, poor child! Well, maybe in those long years of school, life will teach her to worry less…
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Certainly a lot of worry is for naught – learn to live in today.
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Enjoyed this – kids shouldn’t be stressing out so early.
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No, shouldn’t … but life is stress. Some is good. I know that as my days of schooling were nearing an end and I had thus far been successful the first time around I was DETERMINED that I would not have to repeat my final year.
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So young to have so much pressure applied.
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All self applied and all for naught – as with most worry. I passed every year of my schooling without incident. 🙂
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Lovely, reminds me of when my daughter was a little girl taking ballet classes 🙂
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We tend to think that the children don’t suffer as much from stress as we older folk. Although the stressors are different, they are just as real.
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Ahhhh I can feel her butterflies and her worries, love your humour but also how you touch on the truth of how much stress our little ones have on their shoulders these days. Hope she sleeps well!
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I appreciate the comments, Catherine-Jayne. Thank you.
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