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" During the week, Emmett has to say several goodbyes every day: First when dad leaves for work, then when I leave, and then to the nanny at the end of the day. These goodbyes never go smoothly. (I think Emmett&amp;#039;s sort of like a dog, in that he likes his &amp;quot;pack&amp;quot; of favorite people together at all times.) Sometimes we do the &amp;quot;distract and disappear,&amp;quot; in which someone brings Emmett into another room as the leaving party makes a quick exit. (So quick that sometimes I wind up on the street with my shoes in my hand!) We&amp;#039;ve also tried the &amp;quot;it&amp;#039;s time to say goodbye&amp;quot;\u2014where the staying party picks up Emmett and waves to the leaving party\u2014with limited success.  Either method ends with Emmett in tears. The former is less traumatic for the person leaving, but I worry about how Emmett feels when he realizes we&amp;#039;ve run out on him. What&amp;#039;s the proper way to abandon a toddler? Is there any way to make it pleasant for everyone involved? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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