First Day Of School — 8.24.09

Caroline Lixie, 5, holds on to her mom’s hand just before the first bell of the first day of school at Discovery Elementary School in Sunrise, Fla. this morning. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Lilly Echeverria)

Question: Anyone facing the unenviable task of dropping off a little one for his/her first day of school? Or remember when you did? Or, for parents of young adults, are you facing the uneviable task of dropping off your child off at a college (when the emotional pang tends to hit parents hard?