Comments on sweet juniper!: Harder on the parent

The husband and I did it together yesterday. Accor...

2007-09-12T13:02:00.000-04:00

The husband and I did it together yesterday. According to him, I pushed my luck and we should have bolted the minute he discovered the bin of toys and became distracted. But noooooooo. I had to take one more pic. get one more kiss. One more hug. I was THAT woman. And I paid the price.

I read stories like this and I feel for you. Break...

2007-09-12T10:34:00.000-04:00

I read stories like this and I feel for you. Breaks my heart.

All four of our children COULD NOT wait to go to school. They approached leaving the nest without fear or agony. Giddy anticipation, even.

In fact, when I drop off our youngest at pre-school and she RUNS into the building, I'm a little bummed that she has zero qualms about leaving me. "Bye, Daddy!"

But then I

Yeah. I'm definitely dreading this.Although she's ...

2007-09-12T07:25:00.000-04:00

Yeah. I'm definitely dreading this.

Although she's been asking to go to school... or does that even matter when it actually happens?

OH,my heart is breaking for both of you! It's so ...

2007-09-11T19:52:00.000-04:00

OH,my heart is breaking for both of you! It's so hard when they cry and you feel like a heel and beat yourself up all day; however, when I return, my little guy runs to me and tells me he had a great day! Hang in there!