Hobson's Choice
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The curse
I have cursed us: our next child is going to be a risk-taking hellion.
The much-mocked _One Step Ahead_catalog arrived in the mail yesterday, and I made the mistake of looking through it.
I try not to take credit for Eleanor's good behavior; I try very hard not to think that her laid-back, cautious, distractible self is any way, shape, or form due to the way that we interact with her. I know there's not a lot parents actually have to do with their children's behaviour or temperament.
I know where such thinking leads you: to child #2, the risk-taking hellion.
But there I was looking at every manner of safety device available to baby-kind. When I got to the "World's Safest Night-Light," that's when I made the mistake. I found myself thinking, "This catalog is for parents who don't want to provide any supervision for their children: what possible damage could a child do with a nightlight if you're spending even a minimum of time with him."
Oh, no. How could I let such a thing even flit across my consciousness? Our next child is going to ingest a nightlight at six months. I've cursed us.
2:37 p.m. - 2005-01-05
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