#9: Mommy Is Always the Best Daddy
Sorry to all of the work-from-home spouses who just had a baby! Whoever is at home with the baby the most is usually going to be who the baby gravitates toward the most. It can’t be helped. If you only know one word, it’s probably going to be the name of the person who holds you most.
The time period when children know nothing of gender norms is a special time. They are so freely and uniquely themselves at this age before all of the gender norms and societal pressures take hold. Mommy and Daddy are interchangeable terms to them because they represent nearly the same person to the baby.