Some time ago, between the time when Ning was just starting to stand up by herself and the time she started to move her foot an inch or two forward, we started "letting go" of her hands. She usually complains a bit and sits down, but on the very rare occasion, she'd take a few steps.
Somehow, she let me know, I can't remember exactly how, that she doesn't like us "letting go", which was twisting our fingers out of her hands. It definitely did not feel good.
Try to hold someone else's finger very tight, and just because that person is stronger than you are, she twists it out of your hand. It feels really unkind. And she's holding on because she's afraid.
So Mummy made it a point to let her hold on as long as she likes and asks her to let go by herself. This way, she chooses.
At some point or other in the future, it'd be Mummy who'd be afraid she'd not want to hold Mummy's hand.
Better savour the moment while it lasts!
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