My 2.5 year old daughter recently decided to start calling us “mom” and “dad” instead of “mama” and “dada.” Hearing it made me realize she isn’t a baby anymore, which resulted in a long hug and a mix of happy and sad tears.
this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023
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That murdered me. I'm not dad! Thankfully it was a phase. At 7, still introduces me to strangers as "Daddy"
We got our parents stuffed animals with the heartbeat to tell them when we were expecting. Definitely happy tears there.
As for me, a couple weeks back my 5 year old was up early, as usual, and calls me into the living room to show me the sunrise. He was just so excited about the colors and I sat with him in silence watching it.
My daughter does it almost daily... she has such a huge heart. She is an infinitely better person than I could ever hope to be, and I'm just trying to I make sure I do my best to not ruin her and give her all the support she needs.
About seven months ago, my 3yo slept through the night. It was beautiful. Hasn't happened since..
I can't say that's ever happened to me. Is that something that is common?
It's happened to me several times. So maybe!?
But maybe I'm just a sap?
Some people cry more than others. I spent years without shedding a single tear, and now I cry every day!
Both are perfectly normal.