At my son and daughters school they have a "Tears and Tissues" party for parents in the library after they drop off their kids at kindergarten. Hardly a dry eye in the room for these parents [[even the dads) which makes the video http://www.vimeo.com/channels/ericseals#14741760 and poem all to real

The First Day
by Jamie Solley

I gave you a little wink and smile
As you entered my room today.

For I know how hard it is to leave
And know your child must stay.

You've been with him for five years now
And have been a loving guide,
But now, alas, the time has come
To leave him at my side.

Just know that as you drive away
And tears down your cheeks may flow
I'll love him as I would my own
And help him learn and grow.

For as a parent, I too know
How quickly the years do pass
And that one day soon it will be my turn
To take my child to class.

So please put your mind at ease
And cry those tears no more
For I will love him and take him in
When you leave him at my door.