Babies Bring Out the Best

I recently read a charming little post, the reflections of a new mom (new mom to her 9th child!!) on what a baby can do! I particularly liked this paragraph:

I’m walking down the aisle in Walmart, and here comes a wave of teenage girls, with hard mouths and stick thin legs, ironed hair, nasty, razor-slashed clothing, eyes blackened with enough eyeliner to make a raccoon gasp in shame. They strut forward in a loud and arrogant swarm. Once they’re close enough to glimpse the top of my newborn baby’s feathery little head, and they all . . . collapse. They absolutely collapse and turn to helpless, gibbering, cooing froth, utterly powerless before a bundle of pink the size of a small loaf of bread. Phew! Western civilization isn’t over yet: girls still like babies.

Read more here.  

Indeed, it is lovely to see that babies have a way of bringing out the best in us!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Comments

[Melissa May]

So true! I noticed this when my kids were babies, too, even with teenage boys. Just another reason why it's so good and important for the generations to interact.

[Cady Driver]

I once read that babies touch a deep spot in all humans b/c we recognize that when they smile or laugh, they are sincere and without guile. Babies don't smile unless they mean it. :)

I miss having babies!

[Clara Comfort]

It's too bad that the teens brought out the worst in that writer, though, with her judgmental description of them.

[Laura--The Sushi Snob]

As long as babies make people smile and go googly-eyed, there is still hope for humanity.