“What’s with all the baby haters? NONE of you sprang fully formed from Zeus’s forehead!”
That’s undoubtedly true, but it’s impolite to throw a person’s regrettable past in his face. We learned better. Besides, as I said yesterday, I have no doubt that I was as yucky as any baby.
By all accounts, I was a very angry baby, as if I knew from the outset that I was meant for better things. When I was but a day old, the maternity nurse told my mother “Well, he’s not the biggest baby we’ve ever had here, but he’s certainly the LOUDEST!” I hated the helplessness and the dependency, and it was constantly infuriating to me that my older brother and sister could do things that were beyond my capabilities.
Children in the 3-5 year range are incredibly logical, but their database is limited and has many incorrect or misunderstood entries.
The 4 year old son of one of my friends made one of those charming but odd comments children are known for.
Having some spare time, I chatted with him for a while, carefully backtracking his logic stream until I found the incorrect entry that had produced the comment, and gently corrected the entry.
You could see him reevaluating his entire worldview.
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
Whoa! We’re seeing the dark side of The Dark Side! TMI, Mona!
runar about 13 years ago
Babies are wet, noisy and smelly.
fritzoid Premium Member about 13 years ago
“but kids are much more fun when they are old enough to mess with their minds”
I agree, that’s priceless.
Thehag about 13 years ago
Puling, pooping, puking, pupae.I agree with y’all only wnat to deal with them when they are older and can understand “go play with your toys now”.
fritzoid Premium Member about 13 years ago
“What’s with all the baby haters? NONE of you sprang fully formed from Zeus’s forehead!”
That’s undoubtedly true, but it’s impolite to throw a person’s regrettable past in his face. We learned better. Besides, as I said yesterday, I have no doubt that I was as yucky as any baby.
By all accounts, I was a very angry baby, as if I knew from the outset that I was meant for better things. When I was but a day old, the maternity nurse told my mother “Well, he’s not the biggest baby we’ve ever had here, but he’s certainly the LOUDEST!” I hated the helplessness and the dependency, and it was constantly infuriating to me that my older brother and sister could do things that were beyond my capabilities.
fritzoid Premium Member about 13 years ago
Babies take longer to housebreak than dogs, and even longer to reliably learn to fetch.
And while a baby may be a more effective chick-magnet than a dog, you have to pretend it’s not your own…
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 13 years ago
How do you know?
Miserichord about 13 years ago
As to messing with their minds:
Children in the 3-5 year range are incredibly logical, but their database is limited and has many incorrect or misunderstood entries.
The 4 year old son of one of my friends made one of those charming but odd comments children are known for.
Having some spare time, I chatted with him for a while, carefully backtracking his logic stream until I found the incorrect entry that had produced the comment, and gently corrected the entry.
You could see him reevaluating his entire worldview.
The missing M. Smokey about 13 years ago
Dark side of the commenters!
Thehag about 13 years ago
Doing our part to slow over population.