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one of the coolest parent experiences is realizing your child has made a mental leap you get used to who they are at their current developmental level and then one day they say something and you realize, wait, they’re a new and more complicated person now and I get to find out who that is
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Publius Maximus (He/Him)
@publiusmaximus.bsky.social
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Realizing that my one year old has figured out how to open all the child proof locks was amazing and humbling. Also: I'm so glad those things require a level of dexterity he hasn't achieved yet!
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5th wave Fremenist 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🐔
@droctorock.bsky.social
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It's so amazing, just watching them become themselves! Reminds us that nobody is done becoming
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Stephen Campbell
@pappy725.bsky.social
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Oh it gets way more fucked up than that. Suddenly, they’re actual adults and sound so much smarter than they are supposed to. Where’d that come from?
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Kerry Reid
@kerryreid.bsky.social
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A friend's kid at about four looked around his room and said " Mommy, that's not a dog. That's just a picture of a dog."
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Nina Nee Nah 🏳️⚧️
@ninaneena.bsky.social
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When they realise that they can put their hand in the nappy and spear shit up the wall like finger Painting, was the development leap I didn't know I needed.
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Wright-o
@chazrunner.bsky.social
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Call and response to inside jokes is an amazing experience
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Bruce Ediger
@bruceediger.bsky.social
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I'm happy to read someone else say this. The mental leap phenomenon was a joy to me, too. Some of my favorite times.
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Aidan O'Brien
@aidanobrien.bsky.social
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It doesnt go away. My son had an untied shoelace the other day and as I went to fix it, he knelt and started doing it himself. I felt that ache of pride and sadness that only parents knows.
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DrunkGrunkle 🗡️Guts Arc
@tiamarie.bsky.social
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I hope you don't mind I parent gush. My (adult) son recently switched therapists cause he realised the one he had wasn't working and I have been gushing with pride ever since. Watching him make emotional maturity leaps as an adult, makes me feel so amazing
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M.C.Q
@emsee.bsky.social
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In our house we call this "leveling up". As we parents look at one of the kids, then at eachother, "I think kid2 has leveled up. Did you see what he did there?" "Oh! Next level! I wonder what other skills came with this level up" and then we watch intently for a day or two to find out
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O G Paka
@ogpaka.bsky.social
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I take it they aren’t teenagers yet? 🤣
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Anna Carey
@annabcarey.bsky.social
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We call these "brain fizzes" and they're always a celebration.
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protected static
@protectedstatic.bsky.social
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I still get chills when I remember the night The Boy became human. He was about 6 weeks old, and it was my turn to get up with him and rock him back to sleep.
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Sarah ⚧ ✡︎
@sarahkorse.bsky.social
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Watching my nephew master the words "Hi!" and "Mommy!" And go "Mommy!" followed by "Hi!" And then the lightbulb moment and him yelling "Hi Mommy!"
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sebadee
@sebadee.bsky.social
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Complex, surely! Complicated is what they leave behind along with adolescence...
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@thiccbutts55.bsky.social
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My favorite is when they come up with a new bit or joke that I didn't teach them.
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TheHanna
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I started playing Puzzle Quest on an old laptop a couple days ago My youngest comes up and decides she wants to play with me. Normally the only game she's interested in is Disney Infinity The laptop has a touchscreen so I let her move the gems. It was really cool
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Mr. Bad 🍍🆖
@mrbad.bsky.social
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Things like this are why I hope to become a dad someday
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Maia
@maiainmi.bsky.social
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Children are so smart. It's almost terrifying to realize how much they figure out on their own EVERY DAY.
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automated prism
@automatedprism.bsky.social
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it's an incredibly cool thing, kids are pretty great
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post malone ergo propter malone
@proptermalone.bsky.social
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parenting is, from a certain perspective, a long series of velociraptors figuring out how to open doors
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War Hater
@rainbowbody.bsky.social
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My parents didn't understand the world. They believed the Americana hype as it slowly killed them. I was clueless for a long time as well. Waiting until 40 to have kids and passing that maturity to my kids has been my proudest achievement. What my 13 yr old understands is mind blowing.
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Two Sets of Testicles, So Divine
@plankysmith.bsky.social
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I'm a teacher. I don't get to see those in the same light as you, but when I do see them, they are just as awesome.
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Nop (he/him) 🍉 PUSSY IN BIO
@voxexsinister.bsky.social
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It's a wonderful experience!
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Elam Bonebright
@elambonebright.bsky.social
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Oh yeah. My almost 2 year old had a teddy bear tea party today. Make believe has suddenly been developed and there’s no going back
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Meredith Rose
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Up there with watching them as they’re first exposed to a piece of media that will go on to form a cornerstone of their identity. This was us as my daughter listened to the Redwall audiobook on our last long car ride.
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Jellicle Alexander
@jelliclealexander.bsky.social
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Mine’s only 2, but the day she said she “throwed” something was so exciting because I knew she was applying language rules and not just memorizing words
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Tracy Quan
@tracyquannyc.bsky.social
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I feel this way as an aunt with an evolving niece. Her leaps are disarming.
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Davoid
@davoid.bsky.social
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Every six months or so I do a double take. Love it.
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ViperX83
@viperx83.bsky.social
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Agreed, ours just recently started reciting books we read, verbatim. Lots of fun, although a bit scary to know how closely they’re listening :)
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Two Cats in a Trenchcoat
@anned13.bsky.social
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That’s the coolest!
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Jay Marose
@jaymarose.bsky.social
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This just happened with the 9yo. He’s got new interests, tastes & habits. It’s amazing.
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Kevin van Haaren
@kevin.crime.group
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Finally I can teach you the good stuff
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Kitty Vons
@kittyvons.bsky.social
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My favorite story is my daughter at ~18 months at the natural history museum. I was telling her the names of everything & a woman looked at me like I was nuts. Then my daughter pointed & said triceratops at a new exhibit. She was wrong but that woman didn't know it either so a win.
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Duncan Gibb
@duncangibb.net
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Somehow I didn't realize that point before becoming a dad. I guess I thought development was more obviously and intuitively linear. Like each week, something new. But it's not the case at all and my daughter keeps changing in surprising ways. Never a dull moment!
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The Creatively Maladjusted
@tyrotcm.bsky.social
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Kind of like being one of the lucky 10,000 a la xkcd
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Sara Straw
@oneoneder.bsky.social
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"I regret to inform you that the child has discovered a new layer of sick burns"
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whetstone
@whetstone.bsky.social
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i do not have kids but this sounds fucking rad gotta go out there and find some children and auntify myself
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Ellen Henak
@ehenak.bsky.social
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True for grandparents too!
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