Gift
Posted on June 22, 2004
I received the most unexpected Father's day gift on Sunday, the sound of the word "Papa" for the first time. Frankie has been calling everything Dada for the past month or so making me wonder who this "Dada" character really is, sparking just a little jealousy. See I've never gone by Dad, Daddy or Dada so this mystery Dada is just that, a mystery. Now I understand why most fathers go by Dada as it's just easier for children to pronounce. Sunday, after Frankie's bath, she looked up at me with lips pushed together and with lots of visible effort spit out Pa-pa, Pa-pa. Those two syllables were a great gift to wrap up the weekend with my daughter.
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