I have found that the longer a child is with me, the more attached I get...and I really didn't think this would happen! Although I am happy to say goodbye to them at the end of the day as I am tired and the days are long, I would miss some of them quite a bit if they dropped out of my life. I am about to move to a new neighbourhood and some of the kids won't be able to follow me...for some I am not really sad as the attachment isn't so strong, but for others I think I will feel very sad to see them go