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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I was driving with my kid in the car and she saw sign for the Teddy Bear Picnic and Parade next weekend. She asked if we could go again, because we have gone in the past, and I said of course. I was really happy that she has grown to the point that she can read signs without help and it was kind of a milestone moment. But then I realized that this is also probably the last time that she is going to want to do something like this, and I felt really emotional about it.
Being a parent is weird sometimes because you want your kids to grow up, but you also mourn the loss of the previous editions. I am not sure if I am wording that correctly, but you miss that baby that you will never see again, then you miss that toddler that you will never see again, then the kindergarnter, and so on. I guess you kind of do that with adults when they age, but it isn't so fast and often because kids change so much all the time.
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Originally Posted by 81MC
Damn man..can I leave work to go hang out with my soon to be 16month daughter?  |
This, for sure...
My son is 13 now, and there have definitely been times in the past I'd just stop and catch myself thinking things like "When's the last time I picked him up and carried him?" or "When's the last time I kissed him goodnight", "When's the last time he reached out to hold my hand while we walked?". Seeing family photos from vacations not even 2 years ago where he still looks like a little boy, now he's 5 inches taller than me, and has a moustache coming in!
Definitely cherish the moments you have with them at every stage, though more often then not it's so much fun adapting with them as they grow, you don't realize what you're outgrowing until it's long gone.