My Baby is going back to school!

I think, (and my husband really thinks) that I spend way too much time with her. Me and her even plant flowers and weed the garden together. If she needs a friend on the trampoline, I'm it...I feel it the next day, LOL. I can't feed the goats unless I yell for her first. She will get highly offended if I go there without her. I feel as bad as her going back to school as she does. I'm gonna break down, I know it.

It is not healthy for her to be so dependant on you. She MUST go to school. That is just a fact of life. Do you want for her to be miserible and not be able to make friends because she only wants to be with you? Will she know how to socialize with kids her age after being only with adults? Kids do grow up. We love them and must sacrifice our own feelings at times to do what is best for them. I would suggest that you slowly ween her off by inviting children her age over to play or taking her to the park and encourage her to mix with the other children. It is not my intention to be mean, but I feel sorry for your daughter. It is not fair to her for you to allow her to be so dependant on you knowing what is instore for her.

Awwwww! Now I am gonna cry! It sounds like you have a great relationship; I would never say you spend too much time with each other, we never have enough time. WOW this is rough. She may be soooo attached to Mommy. I think you BOTH (daughter and you, not hubby LOL) just love each other so much, but, I do know that you have to OMG what am I trying to say here, she needs to let go "Just a lil", just a lil bit. She has to, so do you. I know it is soo very hard, I dread the day again; but we have to do it ya know? I think if you do not get a lil space, it's going to be harder! I bet she is beautiful! Share her smiles, her laughter, enjoy. We only have our babies once :(.... but :D, they are so special. try to wean (ween?) yourselves of each other, I know it sounds like crap but I think you need to do this. HUGS! Hug that baby for me too!