Mr. Independence

One of the things I love about being at school with Joshua is that he and I see each other throughout the day. Our outside time overlaps a few minutes everyday. I get a squeeze and/or a hug and some smooches. Today it was time for Joshua's class to line up, and he ran to get in line. I ran after him and said, "Wait, I need smooches before you go." He responded, "No, Momma. Please stop. (hand on my shoulder)" He ran and got in line. When all his friends were there and they started to go in, he turned back and waved, "Bye, Momma!" 

My heart may have broken a little today. As much as I want him to be independent and function at school without me, I wasn't ready for him to stop the smooches.