'Dad life was made for me': Tarek El Moussa shares heartfelt post about daughter Taylor, 12, growing up

Expressing how he only had 'six more years' until his daughter Taylor went off to college, Tarek El Moussa claims he loves the 'dad life'
UPDATED JAN 9, 2023
'Flip or Flop' star Tarek El Moussa with his daughter, Taylor El Moussa (Instagram/@therealtarekelmoussa)
'Flip or Flop' star Tarek El Moussa with his daughter, Taylor El Moussa (Instagram/@therealtarekelmoussa)

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA: 'Flip or Flop' star Tarek El Moussa recently shared a heartfelt and endearing message on his social media page highlighting his feelings about his daughter growing up. The star even shared a beautiful black and white image of him holding the hand of his preteen daughter, Taylor, with the message as he shared how much he missed her being "little."

In his message, which he shared on his Instagram account, the HGTV star wrote, "Looking back at this photo and realizing my little girl… isn't really little anymore:) And she's growing more and more every single day!" as he shared his feelings about Taylor's upcoming journey into her teenage years. The HGTV star shares 12-year-old Taylor with ex-wife Christina Hall (nee Haak). Tarek continued to write, "As each New Year passes I always think about how I want to spend as much time as I can with my kids because I feel like I blink and they're already growing up to be adults."

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He continued to add how "fast" his children were growing up and that he only had six more years until Taylor would be off to college. The 'Flippin El Moussas' star further wrote in his message, "I never imagined their childhood would go so fast, I can't believe I only have six years until she goes off to college." Tarek continued, "It’s a reminder to cherish these times- where you can still hold their hand without it being “embarassing” to hold dad’s hand as a teenager 😆 or where you can still pick them up or play with them.”

Writing about how much he loved his children, the HGTV star wrote, “Although… I think when Taylor is a teenager, she will still hold daddy’s hand❤️I love my kids so much, I could literally cry thinking about it.” Tarek and his wife Heather Rae El Moussa are all set to welcome their baby boy, which marks the ‘Flip or Flop’ star’s third child. Noting that he is excited to welcome the new addition to his family as he continued to write, “And the fact that we’re adding another baby boy into our lives is just even more exciting. Dad life was definitely made for me. ❤️🙏”



 

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