Loads of different animals eat their own young; bears, felines, canids, rodents, insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds. And there are moments where I emphasize. So why don’t we?
Two words: parent goggles.
Mother nature has aced it once again by making our babies soooooo freaking cute and adorable to us we could never eat them. It was the love-tinted mummy goggles that got us through those hazy, leaky, poopy, sleep deprived first weeks.
Don’t believe me? Have a good look at your average newborn, one which you are not related to. At best the usually look like an old man, crossed with an alien crossed with a potato. That wasn’t what I saw when I looked at my newborn though. I saw the most gorgeous thing ever created.
Now that he’s mobile and getting more stubborn and demanding every day the Baby is in even more danger that I might just decide a yummy fat rolled baby thigh is much better than this parenting lark. But never fear, dear readers for Mother Nature has upped the stakes once again, ensuring the Baby grows even cuter every day…..
Mostly.
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Great post! They get even cuter when they get to the naughty, annoying stage so you don’t take them back to the Baby Factory (like my husband sometimes threatens!!). Thanks for linking to the #BlogFair
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I think their cuteness must directly correlate with how annoying and difficult they’re being at the time.
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I love my daughters and I do think that they’re exquisite. I’m fully able to see, though, that at birth, they looked like hairy lizards. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #TwinklyTuesday.
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I just snorted. Aw, I bet they were cute hairy lizards though 😉 Thanks for hosting!
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True – babies are the cutest ever! And they are very lucky for it with what they get up to – no one else could ever get away with it lol #TwinklyTuesday
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Yes, I think it’s a survival mechanism.
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You may well be on to someting with that notion 🙂
#TwinklyTuesday
Fionnuala from http://www.threesonslater.blogspot.com
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Because I’ve got cartoon smarts 🙂
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Parent Goggles! That’s epic 🙂
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That might have been my first ‘epic’ description. Pretty chuffed, thanks!
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Parent goggles! Excellent concept as it can be the only explanation! #twinklytuesday
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It seems a little crazy until you realize it makes perfect sense…like most my ideas.
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I’m so glad I’m not the only person who find baby thighs quite tempting. I did once bit my baby’s bottom too…..not hard though!
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Haha! You’re a braver woman than I. No way I’m getting that close to his butt. His farts could knock you unconscious and to reiterate he doesn’t exactly poop rainbows.
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Haha so true!! I definitely have my parent goggles on! #twinklytuesday
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We need them, otherwise we’d all be chewing on wrist rolls.
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Parent goggles! Haha love it how do you come up with this stuff? #twinklytuesday
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Answering that question would require deep insight into my mind which may leave you traumatized and permanently disfigured…
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When pregnant, I always said I’d be happy if my baby didn’t look too much like a potato. Luckily. he didn’t. He did look a tiny bit like one of the mandrakes from Harry Potter films though…
#twinklytuesday x
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*face palm* Why the heck didn’t I think of a mandrake?! It’s the perfect comparison. Dang it! x
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It’s true, my Mummy goggles are never off and although I fear my daughter resembles a ginger monk at times, to me she is simply divine! Xx
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*snorts* I’d say a ginger monk is a step up from the alien potato mine resembles in his earliest shots 🙂 x
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Haha so true! but my baby is clearly absolutely adorable to everyone 🙂 always love you awesome pics!
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Obviously I wasn’t talking about your baby when I said they looked like old male potatoes from another planet. Nor any of my readers who clearly only breed beautiful babies xxx
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So true, your own baby is the most beautiful – other babies, just forget it 🙂
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Right. It’s a rare baby that can compete with mine.
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Ha ha! Great post as always! 🙂 x
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🙂 Thanks, Jenny.
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Loved this post. I always say to my kids; Your so cute I could eat you!
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Yes, us too. Bet there are loads of kids all over the world who get a bit nervous when their parents say they’re really hungry.
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Haha, yes! Most newborns look like old men, and when I look back at photos of Lizzy I think, ooh she wasn’t as cute as I thought back then! #mummymonday
Carolyn
http://www.stylishmemories.com
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Yes, me too. The Baby looked like a tiny little potato man but I thought he was the most lovely thing I’d ever laid eyes on.
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Oh take a nibble. It’s fine. Those little fat legs taste good with a bit of Nutella on them too xx #mummymondays
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If I was going to it’d have to be the thigh. That fat roll is irresistible. Shame no one thinks the same about my thighs.
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If you put Nutella on your thigh baby would HAVE it (unless they have a nut allergy and avoid at all costs!) (says the dietitian – oops) x
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Flippin’ doctors ruin all the fun.
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Exactly. So why is it so easy to eat other people’s young? I’m pretty that a cow will be in a lot of grief when their child ends up in McDonald’s….
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I don’t know. Maybe the cow would be pleased it’s young went to a happier, yummier place 😉
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