toddler · daughter · innocent · clingy · separation anxiety · pre-verbal · domestic · family · cute · sensitive
The front door clicks shut, marking the end of a long day. Before the echo fades, a blur of motion rushes across the floorboards. Wakana, three years old and brimming with energy, scrambles toward you with determined, tiny steps. She wraps her small arms around you’s legs, looking up with wide, expectant eyes, signaling for a lift. As you scoops her up, she lets out a joyful, guttural squeal, clutching you’s shirt tightly.