I want my baby back!

Where has my baby gone? I can't find her anywhere.

Unbeknownst to me, my little girl is no more. Just yesterday she wasn't happy (no tears, but not thrilled) when I didn't stay in the cafeteria until her teacher came to get her at morning drop off - a matter of minutes. Yesterday after I picked her up from after-school daycare, she informed me that she wanted to walk to the cafeteria by herself the next morning so I wouldn't have to park and walk in with her.

Today, she insisted again that I just drop her off at the front doors. I did. She put her backpack on, said "love you" and away she went, into the school all by herself!

I am more sad today than I was the first day of school. I'm not ready for this!