“At the school, my son’s confidence amazes me. Most of the new kindergarten children are clinging to their mothers, but Bobby saunters toward his classroom without a backward glance. At the last moment he remembers me, sprinting back to whisper in my ear, “Will you be all right without me?” No, Bobby. Let’s go home. We’ll try this another day, I manage not to say. “I’ll be fine. You go and have some fun.”
