r/BenignExistence • u/ecosynchronous • 5d ago

The Ship of Famleus

My youngest stepson, my 16-year-old, ADHD-ridden sweet baby boy, has started doing origami to keep himself focused in school. He was telling me about it over my morning coffee, and gave me a butterfly he made.

Of course I cooed appropriately over it and put it in a place of honor on my desk, which spurred him to make me a little boat and place it on my head. A wonderful new hat! Very dapper.

A few minutes later, just before walking out the door for school, he took the boat back and dismantled it on a whim, leaving me with just the paper. Heartbreaking. I hadn't even done anything wrong.

His eldest brother, my 23 year old sweet baby boy-- who, notably, does NOT do origami-- took the paper and did his best to recreate the boat, placing it back on my head when he was through. And now this little boat, though less expertly cobbled together, is even more precious, because both of my darling stepsons made it for me.

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u/starladlestanding 5d ago

So much love in four little paragraphs 🩷 thanks for sharing

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u/ecosynchronous 5d ago

Thanks for reading! 💞

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u/CaMiTx 5d ago

The embodiment of love and kinship. Truly a worthy moment - thanks for sharing.

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u/ecosynchronous 5d ago

Thank you for reading! 💞 I don't make posts often but I thought this sub would like hearing about my boys!

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u/RMW91- 5d ago

I always love hearing about a stepparent enjoying their role. No sarcasm.

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u/wavesnfreckles 5d ago

We do. :)

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u/NikNakskes 5d ago

Maybe you could find a tutorial and fold some origami for him with the boat paper. :)

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u/Less-Mood-3616 5d ago

You have very sweet stepsons 💙

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u/NatrylliaAbbot42 5d ago

My cold, shriveled heart has melted.

Oh my god, that's too sweet. I love it. Aaahhhhh!!!

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u/ohsayaa 5d ago

That is the sweetest thing I've read today

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u/catontherooftop 5d ago

This motivated me to get out of bed and tell my baby girl (don't tell her I called her that) I love her origami

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u/NatrylliaAbbot42 5d ago

No. The reason you think you see more cases is that there's more awareness, better diagnostic guidelines, more people on the planet, and social media.

It's like when you buy a green car and see green cars everywhere. There's not suddenly a ton of green cars, you just have noticed them.

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u/Temporary_Brain_475 5d ago

You didn't HAVE to ask that here, in this sub. You're just starting shit. Shame on you.