My kids made me breakfast in bed without being asked

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Jun 191 min read

Woke up to burnt toast, undercooked eggs, and orange juice with too much pulp but honestly it was the best meal I've had in years. The effort they put in was unreal. Pancakes spelled out DAD in chocolate chips. My wife said they were planning it all week and wanted to surprise me for no reason. Just because. Sitting here at 7am actually feeling emotional about cereal that tastes like burnt plastic.

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TTyler K.RegularJun 19

This is beautiful. I'm still in the newborn phase so I'm years away from something like this, but it's exactly the kind of thing that keeps me going on the tough nights. Thank you for sharing.

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SSean P.New DadJun 19

Dude, cherish this. Once my kids get a bit older I'm sure I'll get more of these, but right now bath time is all the chaos I can handle. This made my day just reading it.

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SSam Y.RegularJun 19

Man, this is what it's all about right here. My son surprised me with breakfast once and the pancakes were basically charcoal, but I still talk about it. Those moments stick with you way more than a perfect meal ever could.

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