I think I made a core memory with my daughter last night

[believerscafe]

@christianperson This phrasing made me water up man. Well said.

 

[goneguy]

@berk60 I'm not a dad, but I just wanted to sneak in here and say that when I was a little girl, I had tons of little glow in the dark star stickers on my ceiling and walls and loved it lots. Now I have a home planetarium. I don't think anything beats looks at the real stars, but they could be things your daughter might enjoy if she can't stay up late to see the real stars every night

 

[brenda07]

@goneguy My dad is an astronomer, so he put constellations up on my ceiling as a kid, and then helped me do the same for my son. We even went so far as to use the night sky above the city the day he was born. I think it's super cool, hopefully he'll think so too when he's older haha.

 

[dijal]

@brenda07 Thanks for this - how do you find out the right starmap for a given place and time?

 

[asterixo]

@dijal There is a company that does posters of the night sky of a certain date and location, I got one done for the time, date and place for when both my kids were born. Think it's called "thenightsky.com". Have them both framed in their rooms, they look very nice, but you'd have to figure out constellation locations yourself, which is fun in itself.

 

[brenda07]

@dijal I'm pretty certain this is the website we used. You enter your location and date and time, and it'll show you the night sky. Doesn't work very well on mobile so I recommend looking on a desktop.

 

[chelseylynn]

@brenda07 Thanks! Recreating a specific starfield with glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling is infinitely cooler than buying one of those premade starfield art prints.

 

[faithfuliris]

@dijal Not the person at whom you asked but I think there is an application on Apple phones.

 

[faithfuliris]

@brenda07 Oh my BS (beautiful son?) and my daughter made exactly this on the ceiling of the bedroom of my grand-daughter!

 

[willstone2424]

@goneguy That reminds me of when I was a kid. Two brothers I was friends with, their dad painted their room walls to ceiling in huge planets and stars. I was blown away. That's a core memory from someone else's dad.

 

[talaribhushanam1976]

@berk60 That is so sweet, thanks for sharing!

 

[newchurch101]

@berk60 I follow this sub because I lost my dad at an early age (10) during a certain event (if you catch my drift) in 2001 and seeing stories like this really warm my heart. It really helps me remember the memories I made with my dad during the short time I got to have him in my life. Thank you for sharing dads, give your little ones a hug

 

[madelynzones]

@newchurch101 Sorry for your loss, I'm sure he's watching over you somewhere and is proud of the person you've become!

 

[singcotter]

@newchurch101 Sorry for your loss. I was in NYC too and it was terrible that day.

 

[shaunf]

@newchurch101 It is such a terrible way to lose your family. I’m sorry for your loss

 

[kopchicksaved2014]

@newchurch101 Hey, so I want to let you know that your dad and the others from that day will never be forgotten.

They're the reason I joined the Army and eventually met my wife. I honor them everyday.

Little solace I'm sure.

 

[newchurch101]

@kopchicksaved2014 Thank you
So much respect for you joining the army and even better that it lead you to meeting your wife

 

[sthembiso]

@kopchicksaved2014 Thanks for doing what you do.

 

[blessedwithhope]

@newchurch101 I bet your dad was fucking awesome! With a Pokémon username I guarantee he raised you right.

 

[reflecksion12]

@newchurch101 Just went to the memorial in Highlands and explained that event to my three year old for the first time. Made me cry bringing back all the memories and seeing the names of people I knew. Was very hard but somehow important to me that she understood. Wish we could give you a hug. Take care.