"A dragon lives forever; but not so little boys. Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys."

Rich Galen is recycling his essay from last year on the topic of the "first day of school," but it's really about parenthood. It has particular resonance for me this year because I took the Widget to her first day of Kindergarden last week, which doesn't seem possible since it was only yesterday that I was taking her to her first day of daycare in her baby carrier.