MommyDaddy

My son has an interesting way of referring to my wife and I when he wants to address both of us at the same time. Whenever Kaden is seeking our undivided attention, he refers to us in the singular form of “MommyDaddy.” It is the cutest thing. When he does that we know that it is at that moment he is expressing a need for us to come to his full attention. The mind of a child is so amazing. But it got me to thinking…why does he do that? He knows when to get our attention individually because he will call out to either Mommy or Daddy. So then why does he call us MommyDaddy sometimes? Truth is, I don’t have a clue why. The mind of a child is amazing, but it is also complex. I do have a theory though. I think there are moments when Kaden just needs to feel that both of his parents are completely in HIS world. And that nothing else matters to us but him. Might be a bit selfish, but he is a toddler so that’s all they know. Then I got to thinking that we are HIS world and that means everything to him at this point in his life. Sometimes as parents we are so wrapped up in our own world of problems that we may forget that we are our children’s world for a few precious years in life, before they have to go and face the real world on their own. It doesn’t matter if you are just a single Mommy, or a single Daddy, the concept is still the same. You are, or have been, your child’s MommyDaddy at some point in their life. And it doesn’t have to stop, nor should it. Even grown children should have a soft place to land with their parents throughout life. So, I wear my MommyDaddy hat proudly now and I have let go of any beef with my son for not calling us DaddyMommy. Because I know that when he calls out MommyDaddy, I only hear Daddy, my wife only hears Mommy, and Kaden only see the both of us. And his world is then complete.

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