Yesterday was M1's birthday. She turned 10 and since she hit double digits, she's a big girl now, right? The wife asked her if she wanted a special birthday present. Her response was that she wanted to sleep between Mommy and Daddy. I was hit with a wave of emotions - difficult to describe but they ran the whole spectrum from happy to sad.
Recently I've been asking her to "grow up" quite a bit. I asked her to help clean the house, set the table, babysit M3, and take care of M2. While she doesn't always listen, she has come through most of the time. I need to remember that she is only 10 years-old - she's still just a little girl! I was sad that I was putting pressure on her to grow up. But I'm happy that I got to hold her to sleep last night.
Big Oh
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