Velcro-Girl

Julie is going through an unprecedented clingy stage, and I can't figure out what prompted it. The week before vacation, she started crying at preschool drop-off, which she hadn't done even once since early fall. And I mean really crying, plus clinging to me and hugging and kissing me all over. The teacher always reported that she was fine within seconds of my leaving, so again it's just the act of separation that she's having trouble with. She loves school and knows she's going to have fun; she just hates when I leave. Then she started crying when Andy would leave to take Pete to baseball or soccer. Then she cried when Andy and I went out to dinner for my birthday and Andy's parents were babysitting. This past week she cried at school except on Friday, so maybe she's getting a handle on whatever it was. I sure hope so, not only because it's heart-breaking, but because she's going to camp for the first time this summer and I can't bear the thought of leaving her crying with people she doesn't even know! At least when I leave her at school I know she's surrounded by all her familiar friends and teachers.

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[pam]

It's inexplicable, isn't it? They go through these clingy phases. I guess it's their brains getting more cognizant of past and future. Or it's the Devil messin with your mornings. Either way, inexplicable.