These tiny people seem to hold the key to our happiness.

I'm sharing this here because I wanted to share it with someone. No other reason.My two and half year old daughter used to go to a small daycare that was run out of the owner's home. She had been going there since she turned one. She absolutely loved going there. When we dropped her off, she wouldn't even wait to wave us goodbye. She will just run right in. She had her little group of friends there. It was because of all these reasons that we were sending her to that daycare even though it was extremely far.Recently, we decided that we have had enough with the commute and we enrolled get in a montessori close by. Her first day at this new place two weeks ago. She is social and tends to easily adapt. So, she didn't cry on her first day or the days since. But we could tell she wasn't happy. Not like she was at the old place. When I drop her off, she will walk beside me reluctantly with no enthusiasm. She wouldn't want to step inside the classroom. And every single night she will ask us if she can go to the old daycare the next day. These small things made it clear she wasn't happy here yet. And my heart was feeling so heavy for the past few days wondering if we made the wrong decision by moving her and if we should have just put up with the commute a little while longer. A few days back my husband asked her if she liked her new school and she said no. When asked why she said, "I no see..(rattled off her friends names)" Boy, did that crush me! She said it in such a small voice and explained it with her very limited vocabulary. I broke down that night because little baby was sad. Cut to this morning, she went to the school happy and waved to another kid as soon as she stepped inside. And my heart leapt with joy. I've been as happy as a clam all day.I was thinking about this experience and was surprised at the intensity of my emotions. I don't think I've felt emotions even half as deeply for my own experiences. Her pain kills me and her happiness gives me life. It's scary at the same time exhilarating. And to think that our journey has just begun. :) via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3ouZA3X