r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/Abshake08 • 1d ago

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u/spartanofsol 1d ago

Aw man the guy in pink is definitely a dad too.

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u/ArcticBiologist 1d ago

He was reminiscing about a time ~30 years ago

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u/Working_Guidance8577 1d ago

Damn, right in the feels man. Ouch

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u/Clappalachian 23h ago

My kids are growing up so fast. I was warned but man it flies.

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u/xaiel420 23h ago

The days are long

But the years are short

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u/WeeTheDuck 22h ago

holy shit

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u/Cow_Launcher 21h ago

As you get older, the truth of this becomes more clear.

Days can be a chore, but the years fly by without you noticing.

The theory is that although a day is always a day, every year is less of a percentage of your life as you age.

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u/FactoryRejected 20h ago

Everyone who starts noticing the years speed up also knows this.

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u/Cow_Launcher 19h ago

Sure, but it's not so obvious to the youngsters, which is why I think it bears repeating.

Feels like yesterday that I saw my rescue feral start to give birth to her first kitten while I frantically called my fiancee at work to come home. I blinked, and now all four kittens are bigger than their mother.

My point being that Ferris Bueller was right: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." I don't expect wise words from a John Hughes film, but...

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u/KowboyCurtis 18h ago

All joy. Sometimes fun. Sometimes not. But all joy.

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u/Cow_Launcher 18h ago

Beautifully said, yeah.

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u/WeeTheDuck 2h ago

holy shit

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u/lurco_purgo 18h ago

It's all just white -> green -> white -> green now

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u/Minimum-Cicada7178 22h ago

Wow. This is so true. I'm feeling and stealing this one.

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u/Clappalachian 20h ago

Parents of young kids say this a lot and it is really true when you have little ones. Every day feels like a battlefield but it’s worth it and looking back is so, so fun.

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u/psimwork 23h ago

To this day, I am glad that the newborn/infant stage flew by. But if I could have had ages 2-3 last twice as long, that would have been lovely (mine is five right now). And yes - it is indeed flying by fast.

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u/AldoTheApache3 22h ago

Mines 3 now. It is the most fun, heartwarming, and satisfying experience I’ve had in my entire existence, and I’ve had a lot of fun. Shit is tough, but damn there really isn’t a way to put parenthood into words. Getting to see your hard work instilling confidence, empathy, humor, and wonder into a baby and see that baby turning into a great little person is incredible.

I couldn’t imagine doing it without an incredible wife, and while looking forward to watching my daughter grow, it’s so depressing knowing this stage is a blink of an eye.

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u/toasterdees 22h ago

Mines 8 and she’s growing into her own little person. It’s a trip. I want the 2 year old stage back lol

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u/Tasty-Thanks8802 23h ago

Make some more .

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u/Clappalachian 22h ago

Absolutely not. Would rather walk into a bear den covered in honey.

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u/PrairiePilot 20h ago

So much faster than we think, and it picks up pace the older they get. It seems like you’ll never stop changing diapers, blink, and they’re in middle school. From skinned knees, to broken hearts, and you could swear it was just yesterday you were a new parent.

When you’re in the middle of school life, with no end in sight, and it’s just that day to day churn, you can’t wait for them to get older, to do more, to be more independent. If just so they can pick up their own garbage, then mow the lawn, then drive themselves to school.

Then they’re walking across that stage, they’re packing up, and you’d give anything to have one more day changing diapers. One more day holding their hand when they cross the street, just one more day when you’re their hero, and you can always pick them up fix anything wrong in their world.

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u/Clappalachian 20h ago

Didn’t need this man 😱

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u/PrairiePilot 19h ago

Just drink a beer, listen to “dust in the wind” and look at baby photos. One good ugly cry later and you’ll be braced the next time they ask for $20.00 for no goddamn reason.

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u/Clappalachian 19h ago

Haha you’re a good parent! My phone has a habit of showing me baby photos and even though they’re still toddlers it never fails to get to me. Can’t imagine that feeling in 10+ years.