Drop off

"Let's not talk about it again, Mom. I will let you know when I'm ready." she explains as we approach the dreaded drop-off line.

"No problem, Lil, I will walk you into school for as long as you need (knowing full well that I am getting the better part of the deal). "

I had hoped to be escorting my little lady at least until the first grade, but there is no predicting Lil's confidence. As if she had been mapping out the route and building up the strength to follow it for weeks, she proclaims with noted hesitance:

"I'm ready, Mom."

There goes my dream of being the first mom to walk her daughter into high school.