Too Big

I got out of the bathroom this morning and found John curled up on my side of the bed. He looked so sad. I asked him why he was so sad and he said "I'm too big to bring Travis to school." For those of you who don't know, Travis is John's stuffed turtle. Travis was John's first friend and he sleeps with him every night. Also Travis was named after John's uncle who gave him the turtle when John was born. Anyway, back to this morning. John said "I'm too big to bring Travis to school." He was so sad. He also said "I'm going to miss him so much." I explained to him that I missed him when I went to work. I said since I miss you so much during the day, should I bring you to work with me? Is that fun for you to go to Mommy's work? He replied "no." I continued to explain to him that it wasn't fun for Travis to go to school and be stuck in his cubby all day. I asked John if Travis would have more fun if he stayed at home with John's other "friends" (i.e. Tank the triceratops, Crockie the crocodile and Cooper the monkey). That got a smile out of John. He still wasn't happy. Again, I said I miss you and Gilly everyday when I am at work. But I am super happy to see you both at the en of a day. Both of you make me so happy and I love to hear about your days. I said I know that Travis will be so happy to see you after school. And you two can talk about all of your adventures. He reluctantly agreed. He survived the day at school without Travis.