Happy about No Happy

Well, the long awaited day has finally come, Cameron has been broken of his pacifier habit. (he's always called them his "Happy"). We've been weaning him for some time from it and slowly whittling down to him just having the happy when going to bed. One night, he didn't ask for it - we didn't offer it and that was enough of a sign. The next night was definitely like a 'right of passage'. It was reminiscent of the scene from Mr. Mom where Ken gives up his wooby. I explained to Cameron that another little boy needed his pacifiers and that the 'Happy Fairy' came for them. Cameron promptly punched me in the nose. He was sooooooooooo sad. I laid by his side while he went to sleep and I thought about my little boy growing up. Yes, we both cried that night.