You’ve captured that heart-wrenching moment in a parent’s life frustratingly well. I do NOT look forward to that day, for any of my three kids. Well written. :)

have you shown her this?

by the way, your last question lacks a question mark, but other than that very well written.

A buildup so strong that I kept trying to look to the end in advance! – a sure sign of a powerful emotional grip on your reader. Very well written indeed.

Aww. I imagine every mother must have to go through this…mine will pretty soon. But I remember friends going away to college, and I felt so lost…