So many of your answers are SPOT ON. I'm about to write a post on this, but one of my saddest moments was when my 5 year old said she no longer wanted this stuffed tiny puppy animal on trips and in bed. This thing was her SPECIAL. We couldn't leave the house without it. Then one day she was like...meh. I was not emotionally prepared, much like your cuddling evening.
So many of your answers are SPOT ON. I'm about to write a post on this, but one of my saddest moments was when my 5 year old said she no longer wanted this stuffed tiny puppy animal on trips and in bed. This thing was her SPECIAL. We couldn't leave the house without it. Then one day she was like...meh. I was not emotionally prepared, much like your cuddling evening.
you nailed it with the meh reaction too. You think it will be this big moment, but one day it goes from THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD to meh.
Right?! What is that growing up switch like in their little minds? And why does it wreak havoc on our emotional stability?
haha. exactly! I don't care what anyone says, we all hate change.