Until a few months ago he cried at the door every time I left for hospital duty. I'd stand outside for a minute, listening. Now he's switched completely. He comes to the door, hands me my bag, says 'bye nanna, go' and runs back to his grandmother. I tell parents every week that this is exactly what you want. Turns out I'd quite like one small protest ❤️
That stage turns into a new one. At 11, my son now asks what time I'll be back so he can plan his screen time around it. Enjoy the bag handover, it's very sweet.
he still brings me the car keys at 15. he just keeps scrolling while he does it
Ours did the same at that age. The protests came back around 5, once he understood that 'workshop day' meant I'd miss bedtime ❤️
Does he do the same with your partner, or only with you? With our daughter the cheerful goodbye was for whoever left more often. The rarer leaver still got tears.
The bag handover is the best part. Mine are 8 and 7 and nobody hands me anything now except homework diaries to sign
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