she's officially 12! (3/2018)

A quintessential ego-centric example of her essentially at teenage status: Kindin insisted on canceling her regularly scheduled babysitting gig because the same old friend asked her to come over. When I refused to lie for her, she left with a scowl directed at me and a scathing retort, "Mom, your friends aren't asking you to hang out when you have to work so you don't understand." No, honey... that's never happened...  

(She is almost my height and wears my shoe size, is excelling at diving and was discovered to have 13 currently fitting swimsuits, she serves as an uncued toothfairy when needed, continues to be agonized with a variety of health-related worries that keep her awake at night, is often a stone's throw away from having to walk herself to school every morning... but is still deserving of the 'kind' contained in her name.)