He's 6. His biggest worry should be snack time and recess.

Morning school drop-off isn't just school drop- It's reassurance after reassurance that Mommy is coming back. That I'll be right here. That he is safe. Grief has given my 6-year-old worries that no child his age should have to carry. He knows what it means for someone you love to leave and not come back, and sometimes that fear finds its way into the most ordinary moments... like saying goodbye before kindergarten. Lord, I wish I could take every ounce of his pain and worry away. I wish I could carry all of it for him so his little heart never had to feel this heavy. But since I can't, I'll keep reminding him every single morning that Mommy is coming back. I'll keep holding him when the grief shows up. And I'll keep helping him do the brave things, even when they feel impossible. He's only 6. He misses his daddy. And some days, that loss feels bigger than his little heart knows what to do with.