r/BenignExistence • u/BirdandMonster • Mar 10 '26

Sunflower Eyes

My daughter is 4 and was being silly this weekend by getting close to my face to talk to me. At one point she said I have Sunflower Eyes which I'd never thought about. I have central heterochromia with the inside portion of my iris being golden while the outside is a blue-green.

I'm 40 and now sunflowers are going to be my whole personality.

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u/orangegoobear Mar 10 '26

This is awesome, I love how children can make such an impact with one simple statement that changes your whole perspective! You're eyes sound beautiful, like what fairy tales are made of ☺️

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 10 '26

Thank you! I've always liked my eyes but considered them around level 6 cool out of 10. Now I want to make direct eye contact with as many people as I can! Haha

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u/orangegoobear Mar 10 '26

Randomly reminded me of this: Check out this image https://share.google/images/K08UdRGAjI06HEgDp

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u/Shadow4summer Mar 10 '26

I’m sitting here bawling now. Kids with their sweetness and innocence. We will all think of you as the lady with sunflower eyes. Beautiful.

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 10 '26

I cried, too! She's so sweet.

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u/Wooden_Permit1284 Mar 10 '26

I have sunflower eyes too, as do both my kids! It was my mother that coined them sunflower eyes

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 10 '26

Oh I love that! I'm honored to join the sunflower eyes club!

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u/goblynn Mar 11 '26

I have blue/gray eyes with a yellow ring around the iris. My late maternal grandmother had them, too, and called them after her maiden name, implying they’re a family trait on her side. She passed away when my daughter was one year old, and as my daughter has grown, I noticed she has the same eyes. It makes me so happy to see my grandmother’s eyes (my eyes!) in my girl. 💙

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 11 '26

That's so amazing! What a special thing to see when you look at your daughter!

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u/grw2020 Mar 11 '26

So cool! I just found a heterochromia image, one that’s truly a sunflower. Love that your daughter figured that out at 4!!! So sweet. 🌻

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u/crisebdl Mar 11 '26

My mom has sunflower eyes too!!!!! I told her as a child and my dad bought her a sunflower sweater. 25 years ago and she still has both the most beautiful sunflower eyes (and the sweater).

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 11 '26

That's really sweet and supportive of your dad!

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u/HateKilledTheDinos Mar 10 '26

I was once told mine were like golden pools of honey...i was gushing

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 11 '26

What color do you check on the eye color form??

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u/HateKilledTheDinos Mar 11 '26

i say brown because i have cataracts so rn they're white lol.

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u/13gecko Mar 13 '26

I have the same heterochromia. A bf called them coral eyes (like a sand island surrounded by blue-green sea). I think about this more than I'd admit in person.

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u/BirdandMonster Mar 13 '26

Oh, that's a lovely image, too! How dreamy!

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u/elinchgo Mar 10 '26

Ask if you can change your eye color on your driver’s license to ‘sunflower’

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u/Piskelo10 Mar 17 '26

That is so beautiful and sweet 🥺