Tuck Let Go of My Hand!

Miranda Bailey was one of the first to become a mother on Grey’s Anatomy. In the early episode’s we experienced the birth of her child, and as the series continued we saw first hand the love and devotion she put into her son, Tuck. Miranda, who works an unimaginable amount of hours, is still able to consistently provide for her child.

Tuck, who often had to go daycare as a baby became a very independent child. He exhibits many qualities of a secure baby. When his first day of kindergarten approached Miranda was expecting tears, terrors, and tantrums. However Tuck was quite the opposite. He was happy and explorative in his new classroom. He instantly let go of his mother’s hand and was off to find toys. As a mother, Miranda had been quick, sensitive, and responsively consistent to the needs of her son. Now as he embarks on new phase of his life, Miranda should not be sad, but rather happy for the emotionally evolving and independent child she has raised!

Like many mom’s Miranda is suffering by concept of her “little baby” growing up. Tuck is developing, well and no longer needs to always be holding his mommy’s hand. Dr.Weber senses Bailey’s struggle to let go, and tells her “You know what happens when someone lets go of your hand? You get it back. It’s a good thing. You know, interns let go, and… Tuck let go and even Ben let go. And they’re all still there. They all still love you. But it means you get your hand back. It means you have time… not to wash the dishes… To do something with, to get out there, to find diseases to cure, to take it to the next level. Hell, uh, it means invent the Bailey method. But you gotta get out there, do something. And don’t look back”.