Well this got heartbreaking fast...

He doesn't need to be or feel human for his father to love him. All he needs is to just to be himself. It's okay to be afraid letting go Pinocchio. But, being a donkey doesn't have to be the end, it can be a beginning.

Your donkey form is just as a valid as any other form, and it doesn't need to define you. Just like you wouldn't stop being Pinocchio if you were human and grew up, being a donkey doesn't mean you have has to stop being your. It's an ever changing thing with no true self. This is just a different version on you that you didn't expect to become. Your Papa loves you for being you, being a donkey hasn't stopped you from being you. Being a donkey is only shameful is you let it be shameful, in some ways it can set you free.

that beautifull

Thank you .

The irony is that it was a chat with an AI that helped me to realize that when talking about Pinocchio scenario.