Crying Without Tears
How can someone so little be so demanding and so clever? Have these babies taken acting classes inside their mother’s wombs? Just watch them cry without tears and even if the drama seems not convincing enough, we tend to drop what is in our hands and come running to them! True: What baby wants baby gets!
When he is sleepy and cannot get himself to sleep he wants me to rock him until he dozes off else he cries (without a tear).
When he is asleep he wants no noise else he cries (without a tear).
When he wakes up he wants to see me by his side ready for embraces else he cries (without a tear).
When he is on his walker he wants me to be around to help him when he gets stuck in one corner else he cries (without a tear).
When he is inside his playpen he wants me to play with him else he cries (without a tear).
When his toys are not within his reach he wants me to give them to him else he cries (without a tear).
When he starts crawling he does not want anything blocking his way else he cries (without a tear).
When he struggles to sit independently and falls over he wants a little help from me else he cries (without a tear).
When he takes a bath he does not want me to hold his hand so he can play with the water else he cries (without a tear). When he fancies something and I take it away from him he wants me to give it back or replace it with another amusing stuff else he cries (without a tear).
When he is hungry he wants me to hand him his milk bottle in a blink of an eye else he cries (without a tear).
When he is being fed he wants spoonful of solids one after another else he cries (without a tear).
When he utters his two-syllable words he wants me to listen and talk to him as if I understand him else he cries (without a tear).
When he is cold he wants me to wrap him in my arms else he cries (without a tear).
When he is warm he wants me to switch on the AC else he cries (without a tear).
When his nappy is soiled he wants me to change it soon and quick else he cries (without a tear).
When he yells he wants to get my attention and when he fails to he cries (without a tear).
When he needs time alone he wants me not to shower him kisses and hugs else he cries (without a tear). When he is unwell he wants more attention from me else he cries (without a tear).
When he hits his head against the cot rails or the bed headboard he wants me to console him and say the rails and headboard should be removed else he cries (without a tear).
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A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother
-- Mark Twain
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