What's the difference between "I wanna see you as a dad" and "I wanna see you're being a dad" Why isn't it natural "I wanna see you're being a dad"? I don't mean "wanna meet him",I mean like"wanna WATCH you are the father". (2024)

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What's the difference between "I wanna see you as a dad" and "I wanna see you're being a dad" Why isn't it natural "I wanna see you're being a dad"? I don't mean "wanna meet him",I mean like"wanna WATCH you are the father". (2)

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30 Oct 2022

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You have to say –

I want to see you being a dad
Or
I want to see that you are being a dad

Those are the two correct ways of saying this type of thing. Don’t say – I want to see you’re being a dad. That sounds absolutely terrible.

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What's the difference between "I wanna see you as a dad" and "I wanna see you're being a dad" Why isn't it natural "I wanna see you're being a dad"? I don't mean "wanna meet him",I mean like"wanna WATCH you are the father". (4)

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isthmus_x

30 Oct 2022

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@manatiee

You have to say –

I want to see you being a dad
Or
I want to see that you are being a dad

Those are the two correct ways of saying this type of thing. Don’t say – I want to see you’re being a dad. That sounds absolutely terrible.

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What's the difference between "I wanna see you as a dad" and "I wanna see you're being a dad" Why isn't it natural "I wanna see you're being a dad"? I don't mean "wanna meet him",I mean like"wanna WATCH you are the father". (11)

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What's the difference between "I wanna see you as a dad" and "I wanna see you're being a dad" Why isn't it natural "I wanna see you're being a dad"? I don't mean "wanna meet him",I mean like"wanna WATCH you are the father". (18)

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