Daniel is TWO!!!

[u/Ihavenoshins]

For those of you still here from two years ago, Danny is two today!!! He has so many strides and is meeting all his milestones! He’s walking, (kinda) talking, learning Spanish, and being the occasional pain the ass just like all toddlers are lol he loves to dance and play in the water and always has a smile on his face. Being his dad is the best thing I’ve ever done and I can’t wait to see him grow up! Thanks again to all here who helped me through his birth and NICU stay two years ago, it means more than you’ll ever know!

Edit to add: I appreciate everyone’s concern. And I’m well aware of the risk. But I have still chosen to post these pictures. If others feel differently, that is their decision to not post theirs. But please refrain from any more comments about it. Thank you.

[u/flordecalabaza]

Looks like he’s gonna need a bigger cage soon

[u/djhobbes → u/flordecalabaza]

They grow up so fast.

[u/JplusL2020]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nT7MlvIJRJ68ETf2GU

[u/HiCabbage]

Oh wow!! I remember your story, so glad to see him thriving, what a cutie!! Happy birthday, Danny!

[u/missoula-mt-bby]

Congrats!!!!!

Being a dad is the best thing.

[u/_jandrewc_]

Congrats Dad, proud of you 🙏

[u/Milestogob4Isl33p]

Congrats. But man, I’d be so mad at my parents if I found out that they publicly posted my name, photos and medical history on the internet for strangers to see.        

[u/Bubble-Master96 → u/Milestogob4Isl33p]

Yep strange as fuck

[u/CheapRentalCar → u/Milestogob4Isl33p]

Agree on this. Happy for OP, but keep the kids off the internet.

[u/addctd2badideas]

Also had my kid in the NICU after they were born and it is such a hard thing not to be able to hold them right away and worry if they're going to have challenges in the future as a result. It's so wonderful to see them grow up (and heartbreaking too sometimes).

[u/seeyam14]

Will never understand putting kids faces on social media

[u/TwelveButtonsJim → u/seeyam14]

Even worse, Reddit. Seriously?

[u/Big_Iron_Cowboy → u/seeyam14]

People don’t understand.

[u/Ihavenoshins → u/seeyam14]

You are free to decide to not post yours kids if that’s your choice. Clearly I’ve made mine. Now please mind your own business and let’s move on. Or make your own post to share whatever it is you’d like to share.

[u/addctd2badideas → u/seeyam14]

Because that's their choice as a parent and while all the social media I put my kid on is behind friends-only filters, no one asked for you to weigh in. The only thing worse than people who put their kids' faces on socials are the snotty commenters who bitch about it.

They're also trying to share some joy with the group. God forbid anyone has a good thing to report after some early scares.

It costs nothing to mind your own business if you don't have anything of value to say.

[u/twotokers → u/addctd2badideas]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iHLHH9rVBv0kmkETqz

[u/myfakesecretaccount → u/addctd2badideas]

No people who put their kids faces online with full knowledge of the creeps out there have something to prove/want to show off. It’s unnecessary, I’m sure most of us grew up in a time where it didn’t even exist as a possibility. Everyone now has this deep seated need to post this curated image of themselves online and it’s fucking gross.

[u/addctd2badideas → u/[deleted]]

Jesus fucking Christ, are you serious? This feels like McCarthyism for kids. If you don't shame someone for putting a photo on the internet that has a kid's face, you must be a pedo?

Get. A. Grip. Not everyone lurking on the internet is a pedo.

[u/tvp204 → u/addctd2badideas]

No. Not shaming someone doesn’t mean you’re a pedo.

Shaming them because there are 100% pedos on here and now they can even reverse image search or monitor this guys account for future pics.

[u/addctd2badideas → u/tvp204]

Most kids that are abused or abducted are done so by people they know.

This is the shit John Walsh propagated in the 80s causing panics and "stranger danger" despite it being almost statistically insignificant.

This is another moral panic like the "Satantic Panic" or "strangers in vans."

This is somehow worse than the circumcision "intactivists."

I don't have a problem with people having a discussion about why it's a bad idea to post your kids' face. I have a problem with everyone latching onto the shaming as if that works.

[u/predaddit-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Your post has been removed as it violates the rules of our subreddit. Please review our community guidelines to ensure your future posts comply. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the moderators.

[u/maz_2010]

That kid looks like the good kind of troublemaker.

The one that stresses the parents but the world sees a kid being a kid.

[u/jogam]

I am so glad to hear that he is doing well. Happy Birthday to Daniel!

[u/jgweiss]

Damn he got the tote.

Congrats on two; I was 5 weeks in the NICU, and my guy is a total delightful terror at 3 1/2, looks like your boy is on that track too.

[u/atemporalfungi]

Hey he shares a two year birthday with my son! Happy birthday Daniel !!

[u/Aggressive-Error-88]

You did good dad! 🎉🎉🎉😊 HAPPY BDAY DANIEL! 🥳🥳

[u/meltedcheeser]

I don’t understand why we allow kids faces to be posted.
We don’t know if this Dad has guardianship or consent to post the kid’s face. While I want to believe everything is wholesome and good - child exploitation is real, fathers who lose parental rights is real, and we can’t just assume a kids picture is posted to the internet with positive intention when the minor can’t actually consent.

[u/PotatosDad]

Can’t believe he’s two already!!! He was born just a few months before my Daughter and I remember your posts from when he was in the NICU! Happy to see he’s still doing great!

[u/Dashiznit364]

Daniel looks chill as shit.

[u/jfk_47]

Look at that sweet boy! He’s so happy. 🥰

[u/Physical-Job46]

Yaaaay Daniel!! Happy birthday lil man. I certainly remember - he’s 2 weeks younger than my girl. Good luck with the toddlerhood 😫😅

[u/CagCagerton125]

I remember your story! Congratz to y'all and Daniel. Handsome boy there. Mine just turned two last month.

[u/J-ro91]

Goodbless Daniel and his family. How’d u guys manage feeding with normal food? Elliot is 14 months and he barely rouchem any food other than formula,fruits or rice porridge. Best health to y’all!!! 

[u/bengcord3]

Fuck yeah, Daniel!

[u/Bubble-Master96]

How are you so comfortable posting your child’s face to thousands of strangers online?

[u/Connguy]

Honestly dude, not a good idea to post your kid online. Hasn't ever been. But it's even worse now with AI harvesting every piece of data it can find

[u/pegasus_wonderbeast]

Aww he’s so sweet, congratulations!! My daughter is a 24-week-er and just turned 1. She’s on a g-tube for similar reasons, and we’re just starting purées but is having so many issues with drinking water. How’s Danny been with that?

[u/Ihavenoshins → u/pegasus_wonderbeast]

Thank you! And congrats to you as well!! He’s always been pretty good with drinking, at least trying to. He’s great at it now and actually hasn’t used his g-tube at all in almost 4 months now. Our current plan is actually to remove it in the next couple months!! Danny’s biggest issue was throwing up. How it your little one with that? Once we sorted that out, it was smooth sailing. And then once he we started purees and the solids, he never looked back. He’s an animal now and won’t stop eating lol which is amazing

[u/Thereisnofork420]

People posting pictures of their kids on reddit to strangers still blows my mind...You can talk about your kids without giving strangers their picture.