I don't want to grow big!

Lately, Kailyn has been rather upset at the fact that she is growing bigger everyday. She’s not too happy when we say how much she is growing or how big she is getting. I started to get a little worried when she started not wanting to eat her food. At first I thought maybe she just wasn’t hungry and so I didn’t bother, but then after a few meals of her not really eating that much I thought there has got to be more to this. I decided we would make a batch of one of her favorite treats and talk it over. As we began to gather the ingredients for our delicious rice crispy treats, I told how much of a helper she was and that she was getting so big. She looked at me and simply said, “Mom I don’t want to get big, I want to stay small forever!” I explained to her that would be silly and that someday she would grow big like me. She didn’t seem to like this very much, so I asked her what was wrong. She was quiet for a few minutes and then gave me a sweet hug, looked at me and said, “Mom, I don’t want to grow big. I want to be your daughter forever!” Immediately tears filled my eyes! I picked her up, gave her the biggest hug and kiss and replied. “Kailyn, no matter how big you get…you will ALWAYS be my daughter!” She seemed a bit surprised by this and only answered with, “Really?!?” I reassured her that no matter how big she got she would always be my daughter…no matter how big or how old she got! It was amazing to see the relief in her eyes…she seemed so happy now. Needless to say she is eating just as good as ever and quiet often will remind me, “ Mom, no matter how big I get I will always be your daughter…right?”