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I dropped my little 3.5 year old daughter off at her second day of preschool this morning. She did awesome. She walked right in, sat down, and started an activity… never looked toward the door to see me standing there waiting to see if she was going to… need me?

I’m so proud that she didn’t. It’s exactly what I wanted for her… to not be that baby-like child who couldn’t stand to be away from their parents for even a moment. She’s always been independent.

So why was it harder for me to leave her today than it was on Tuesday?

I put this question out on twitter this morning. @JenAvila had an awesome, profound reply.

It is probably because it is a reality today whereas Tuesday it was a novelty.

Good word. She’s getting grown up. She will need me less and less as she grows. That’s what we want… yet don’t want at the same time.

It’s like the difference between a wedding and a marriage or having a baby and raising a child–Taking a little girl to preschool versus being the parent of a preschooler.

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