what babies, toddlers and dads have in common...

Genevieve is a very content baby. She isn't very fussy and doesn't cry much. There are only a couple things that make her fussy: getting changed and occasionally a little while after she's done eating. In these moments, we give her a pacifier. As a typical baby, the sucking soothes her. As soon as she falls asleep or simply after a little while, we take the pacifier away. We don't want her to be pacifier dependent. I am sure to take it when she's not in the process of sucking. But no matter what, as soon as I start pulling it out, she starts sucking again. I still take it and she doesn't mind (especially when she's sleeping). But, it reminded me of a typical dad.

I don't know about your dads, but mine doesn't use a pacifier...so, how does this remind me of him? Think of a typical dad watching TV. He falls asleep. He is clearly not watching it as he snores away. You change the channel and your dad instantly wakes up to scold you for changing the channel he's watching. I know this is not only my dad, but is typical for all dads.

Ever see one toddler try to use another toddler's toy when they're not even using it? They instantly run over and grab it and start playing with it themselves. They didn't want the toy until they saw they couldn't have it.

Catch that similarity? Even though they're not using the particular item, they want it as soon as you take it away. I don't know where that mentality comes from, but it's intriguing to me.

As a side note...babies, toddlers and dads all seem to like walking around in their underwear (if you count diapers as underwear). Hmmm, I wonder what other similarities exist between the three...