Little Helper

[IrishLass]

It was just a joke- and one that I heard a time or two before- but I still let out a giggle whenever I hear it. I just can't help but love the innocent (mis)understanding of little ones. Such was a constant source of much humor when my son was little. lol


IrishLass

 

[CaraBou]

Zany - you and your jokes! If we can't laugh we're too serious.

I wanted so much to see my nephew be born, but hospital staff wouldn't let me. I was about 13. I waited and waited hoping they'd let me in. I recall seeing through the nursery room window a nurse doing what I thought was trimming an umbilical cord, which I assumed was his. I may have been wrong (on both counts), but it's the closest I got and I loved it. I never had (or wanted to have) a child of my own, which of course I did not know at the time.

 

[redhead1226]

I always say that I'm not sure how people derive their laughter if they do not have a kid or a pet! My 2 year old grandson even laughs at himself when he does something funny - which frankly makes it even funnier!

 

[Relle]

Just thought it was a joke....
Maybe I missed something. Again.

You didn't miss anything, it was a joke, nothing more, others thought differently.

 

[Habibah]

I thought it was funny. Not the 3 year old cussing part but I can see how a precocious 3 year old would have that reaction.

 

[Relle]

Please and thank you, Relle. Can you change the title to "Little Helper"?

Done .

 

[soapmaker]

When my sister was giving birth her daughter, age five at the time, was in the room the whole time. Labor and delivery. She got to see him enter the world and has a deep connection to her little brother. Life and death is part of life and for centuries families have given birth at home. A birth is a beautiful natural thing so why hide it like it’s shameful or dirty.

Yes, birth can be a beautiful and natural thing. It is not hidden because it is shameful or dirty, but because it can be traumatic and frightening. We should protect our children from unnecessary trauma. I know my daughter's constitution and I am sure she would not have done well witnessing her brother's birth. Even though this was a joke, the serious responses were not a joke.