I’ve always heard the term Daddy’s Girl, but never truly understood it until I had one of my own.

This little monkey grabs on tight and won’t let go.  Once safely in my arms she looks around at everyone, including her mom and waves them off with a “Bye!  It’s me and daddy now, don’t need you guys…”

It makes me feel a little bad sometimes, when she waves off her mom…but I (not so secretly) love it…even when my arms are tired because I’ve been holding her for an hour.

I got to thinking yesterday, that this sweet behavior, may turn out to be a curse when she’s older and decides that she doesn’t need her daddy to hold her and keep her safe.  I’ll just be left with the memories of my little tree frog, clinging to me and drooling on my shoulder.  I’ll smile at the thought of it, but hope that she comes home soon to give me a hug.

I don’t know what it is about me that she seems to cling to so much.  Maybe if I spoiled her all the time I would understand.  But I am no pushover.  I am stern and let her know when her behavior is not appropriate.  Maybe it’s my smell, but as I sniff myself while writing this I think that that probably isn’t it.

I really don’t know, but hope it lasts a very long time.

And I hope, that she always needs her daddy to keep her safe and warm, even when in reality, she doesn’t.

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  By kathulhu, January 5, 2009 @ 5:55 pm

  Ohhh!!!! She’s a squishy little monkey!!! My youngest is a momma’s boy I’ve heard that kids often cling to the opposite sex parent but I’m not sure why.

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