The day has arrived. Today, my eldest daughter, Elliot, begins her new adventure at Big School.

I wanted to write something poignant, so here is a little poem, written from one proud Mummy to her baby:

A Poem for my Daughter, on Your First Day at School

Treasure your baby, they told me,
for time will fly as she grows.
Remember her joyful smiles
Tiny fingers and wiggling toes.
Yes, I know, I told them,
I know they grow up so fast
And I have treasured and cherished our time together
We played, we learned, we laughed.

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Now you begin a new journey
And I will be there at your side,
I will take you to school every morning
And bring you home every night,
Your friends will be with you
To share learning and laughter,
I will always treasure our precious time
My sweetheart, my Elliot, my daughter.

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