sliding

so lily has now mastered going down the slide by herself. don't get me wrong i love that she has a new skill and i no longer have to be a helicopter parent because i totally was/am one. but it shows me that she's growing up and I'm not entirely sure how i feel about it. when she was an infant i couldn't wait, could not wait, for her to get big enough to walk and talk and feed herself. now i would like very much if she would slow down just a little and let me catch up. this will not come to pass, I'm afraid. life has a morbid way of moving forward even when you want it to move backward. all things considered though i feel at least adequately equipped to deal with whatever life has to offer/throw at me.