WHILE Bruce Wayne is well known for his habit of taking in Gotham's stray and needy children, very rarely has he ever been called "dad". When interviewed, his children will often note that he is, in fact, a parental figure to them, however they don't feel the need to label him as "dad". According to the majority of the Wayne children, the fact that they don't call him dad doesn't make him any less of one. 

"I don't need to call Bruce 'Dad' for him to know that I love him like one," Duke Thomas once said when the Gotham Gazette caught him after school one day, "he understands that I'm never gonna call him dad even if for all intents and purposes he is my dad. I think a lot of kids in the foster system get pressured to call their adoptive parents 'Mom' or 'Dad' because we get told that's what we're supposed to do. However, not calling your parents mom or dad doesn't make them any less of your parents. To me, calling Bruce 'Bruce' is the same thing as calling him 'dad'." 

The press conference itself had been going smoothly. Mr. Wayne answered reporter's questions expertly as he explained Wayne Enterprises' efforts to finding a more sustainable way to power Gotham. However, as he was taking the last round of questions, Mr. Wayne received a phone call. It's well known that Mr. Wayne will often step out of press conferences if one of his children is calling him, so when he made a move to leave the area, reporters knew that this call had to be one of his children. 

Of course, in a move that only Brucie Wayne could accomplish, Mr. Wayne pressed the answer and speaker phone button just as he greeted his youngest child, Daniel Wayne. Pictured to the right is Mr. Wayne's face as he realized just what had occurred. 

While Mr. Wayne valiantly tried to return the conversation to Wayne Enterprises' newest venture, the rest of the press conference was spent asking about Mr. Wayne's relationship with his son. Mr. Wayne seemed flustered by the sudden change of topic, but he managed to respond well enough. 

"This is a new development for all of us," Bruce said when asked about the, frankly, adorable nickname, "Danny's just gotten to a point where he feels safe at home. I do not expect him to call me Dad or Baba with any sort of regularity. If Danny wishes to call me Baba, then I will not discourage him. However, I ask that others please respect his position and do not pressure him into it." 

Of course, it is not our job at the Gotham Gazette to give our opinions on these matters. We are here to report the straight facts of a situation. If you asked this writer, however, it seems prudent to say that we at the Gotham Gazette have nothing but love for both Bruce Wayne and Daniel Wayne. We hope that Daniel continues to grow more comfortable in his new family. 

More information about Wayne Enterprises' committment to finding a renewable energy source for Gotham can be found on our website. However, for now, we leave our readers with the gooey feeling of realizing that Gotham's darling, Bruce Wayne, now has a new title to add to his already impressive list: Baba.