Aiden Mahealani @themahealaniwolf - Tumblr Blog

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“It’s okay that you don’t know that, your daddy is just crazy.” Cressida laughed, picking up a toy that had fallen onto the floor and handing it to her daughter. It was hard to believe sometimes that she was getting so big. Almost as scary as the boys being as old as they were. “She’s still a little young for presidents, don’t you think?”

“She is, but it’s good to start on educating her as early as we can,” Aiden reminded her as he moved to wrap her up in his arms as he smiled happily, “But I can go a little easier on her. Maybe colors and shapes?” He asked her curiously. He knew that he was lucky enough that he had his family, but especially Cressida. “How are you doing today, gorgeous?”

There were still days that Aiden was unable to believe that his life had turned out the way that it had. “Okay Elizabeth who was the first president?” He asked looking up from the papers he was currently grading to the toddler that just tilted her head looking at her dad in confusion.

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“I mean, I had my grandfather but the whole losing his kids again thing didn’t really help matters.” Cress sighed. She knew he had done his best, but she had stepped up anyway, “We had more practice than most people going into it, so I’d hope we’re pretty good at it. And if not, at least nobody’s ever told us.”

“I think you did more for him than you realized though, babe. You held your home life down just as much as I did if not more so,” Aiden never wanted her to push off the work she had done. “I think our siblings would call us out on it if we weren’t but I can’t see either of them doing it.”

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“We definitely got more practice than anyone our age should have.” Cress agreed with a quiet sigh. “I’d like to think we do a good job.”

“We did, but what was our other option?” He asked knowing that there wasn’t. Their siblings had needed them to grow up quickly and Aiden would never regret any of it for a moment. Not for them, “I think we do as good a job as anyone could as parents.”

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“I guess the practice with Bristol and your siblings is coming in handy.”

“At least we were fairly prepared for being parents.”

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“We’ll just take it in shifts. I’m pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to work, right?”

“I’m pretty sure that is how it’s suppose to go at least. If not it’s what works best for us.”

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“I’m pretty sure you’re already their favorite, though.”

“I’m only their friend right now which is why I’m their favorite. I’m fun.”

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“Only because I did that nifty growing them thing, but even that’s not a guarantee.”

“I still won’t be surprised when you’re the favorite parent.”

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“Oh, I’m well aware, believe me. I’m just trying to convince myself that I still have a role as a parent someday.”

“Babe you’re always going to have a role as the parent. I’m always going to be the one that they see as the fun parent, but you? You’ll be the comfort. Where they feel the safest.”

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“Yeah, exactly.” Cress laughed, shaking her head, “when she’s older and has to deal with puberty and boys it’ll be my shot. Mostly because it’s a mom job anyway, but I’ll take what I can get.”

“Hey it could be a dad job! I’ve been brushing up on how to talk about puberty. You’re forgetting I was the only kind of adult my sister had growing up.”