My Baby's Growing Up

I've been longing for the day when my 4 year old didn't have to be at my side every moment of the day. When we got home yesterday, she went into the kitchen, grabbed the stool and pulled a cup out of the cabinet and filled it to the top with milk. She played in her room practically all night and drew castles and colored them. I congratulated her on being such a big girl and playing all by herself. I'm very proud of this accomplishment. It means a little more freedom for mom. I love my children, but them growing up is inevitable. My oldest was never a clingy child. I don't know if that's because she was an only child for 5 1/2 years, or if that's just her personality. She spends a lot of time reading in her room. We had the dish network ripped out 2 days ago, so there's a lot less television to watch and a lot more free time. I didn't watch a lot of the "extra channels. I'm a prime time kinda girl anyway, but that little one is having some major withdrawls. I didn't realize how much television she watched. At least this way I have a little more control over what goes into their little minds. My oldest was asking questions like "What's a sexually transmitted disease?" when she was in 1st grade. Yikes! I asked her where she heard about it and she said on Nickelodeon. WHAT? What are they putting on the kid channels now days?