The Shiny-ness Has Worn Off

Going into the third week of school and what I expected to happen on the first day of school, has finally happened. And I hope it to be the last.
B had his first "I hate school!" breakdown.
And it was super hard for me to stay strong.
I cried after he got on the bus. My heart felt for him.
But what do I do in this situation? As a mom who wants to do everything I can so my child has the best day ever, it was hard for me to not just say "Ok stay home!". I can't baby him and keep him home and cuddle watching movies all day. Which I am sure he would have loved to do, and was probably waiting for me to actually do that. *sigh*
But, I had to be a really strong parent and literally drag him to the bus as he tried to run off even at the last second. I know he will be so tired all day and he will probably still have a hard day no matter how many times I tried to tell him to "stay positive" and that "he will have a better day". But his comebacks were still "I hate school!", "I just want to stay home.," "I don't want to go to school." *sigh, again*
I will just keep telling myself I did the right thing by throwing him on the bus and that it was a bit of an accomplishment for me as a mom. Because I just could have well given in and said here's a big chocolate candy bar to enjoy on the bus, now stop crying and go to school. In the end, I hope it really shows that I AM a loving and caring mom for telling him he still has to go to school whether he wants to or not.
*sigh*
Let's hope tomorrow is a better day.