I buckle my son into his carseat and walk around to the driver's seat. Putting the car in reverse I glance up. There on the porch I see:
One daycare giver extraordinaire Three threenagers Two toddlers One baby in a carrier All waving as if on a pier, giving their best to a ship about to set sail. Sending cheers of “Bye! Goodbye, Adam!” I look in my rearview mirror. There in my backseat: One threenager Waving to his heart's content. Responding with “Bye everyone! I’ll see you the next time!” I’m reminded yet again of how lucky we are to have found this crew.
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melanie meehan
3/10/2021 01:46:29 am
The term threenager captures so much. I love that you're capturing these snapshots and appreciating them so much!
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3/10/2021 02:18:18 am
The duel views -- younger and older kids -- was perfectly framed, and then ... the gratitude.
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Lynn A Grainger
3/10/2021 03:20:53 am
I love the picture painted in the post. I can feel the support your child gets at the daycare by the waving good-bye. There's great warmth created in this piece.
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Vivian Chen
3/10/2021 06:44:05 am
Your post brought back a recent memory of picking up my niece at daycare on her third birthday. I live 6 hours away so I don't see her often. Even with the excitement she had for seeing me, she still remembered to turn back and give an enthusiastic wave and goodbye to her teachers. I could see how much she loved them and how much care they must take of her.
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So. Very. Lucky. It's not easy to find fabulous caregivers, let alone having other kids your child genuinely enjoys being around. (BTW: I did a double-take on the threenager thing. Totally miscued and read it as teenager and had to reread the whole list to figure out why a teenager was at day care. Whoops!)
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