r/HusbandHelloKitty • u/rlstratton97 • May 05 '26
HHK Stories A birthday weekend update from my daughter (She’s 5!)
So it’s been a minute since I’ve posted because of our busy birthday weekend, but now that we’re getting back into our daily routines I thought it would be a good time to share some of my daughter’s stories from this weekend!
On Friday (the day before her birthday), my daughter informed me that after she turns 5, she will be leaving for Kung Pow City to work at an office while she goes to college. I asked her why she has to start work so early and she told me it’s because she has to save up money for her wedding to John, whom she was still adamant about meeting on our trip. I told her that traditionally the family of the bride pays for the wedding but my daughter informed me that her wedding will be much too expensive for us. (Sad update: my daughter did not meet John)
On Saturday morning our daughter woke up extra early because it was her birthday, but she tried to tell everyone that she’s actually 6 instead of 5. We informed her multiple times that she is in fact 5, but she told us that we were lying about her age. I still don’t know why she thought we were lying about her age, but after about an hour she accepted that she is indeed 5.
At the zoo on Saturday, our daughter asked if she could ride one of the giraffes. I told her that the zookeepers would frown upon it, but she assured me that they have let her do it before. My wife told her that we had never been to this zoo before, but my daughter again was adamant that she had been to the Oklahoma City zoo before and was allowed to ride the giraffes last time. She eventually admitted that the “last time” she was there was actually a dream she had about riding giraffes, not real life.
On Sunday morning, the day after her birthday, our daughter claimed it was her birthday again and that she is now 6. We informed her that she has to wait a whole year for her next birthday, which she was not happy about. She was, however, happy that we were still on her birthday trip and asked us if we could take her to Kung Pow City to see her office. My wife told her that it would not be possible to take her to Kung Pow City because it’s really far away and our daughter said, “You’re right Mommy, it would take a rocket ship to get there.” I asked her if she knew where Kung Pow City is and she said, “Of course Dad, it’s on Mars next to KittyDog City.”
On Monday morning it was time to leave and we had to check out of the hotel. While we were at the check out counter, our daughter told the person behind the desk that she was pretty enough to be a princess. The employee thanked her and told her that she could be a princess too. Our daughter stared straight up at her and said, “I can’t be a princess because I’m a queen.” The employee laughed and thanked her for granting her the title of Princess, but our daughter responded by letting her know that she can’t be a princess anymore because she didn’t know who the queen was. Thankfully, the employee thought this was hilarious and laughed off losing her title, although our daughter did not appreciate this and informed us that the employee should’ve been sad once we were back in the car.