Have any of you mothers ever been out with your little bundle of joy and been approached by a well meaning friend, or even a total stranger, and been asked, "Is he/she a good baby?"
This question always baffles me. Is it a "good" baby??? Really? As opposed to what? An "evil" baby?
I've raised a lot of babies and now I have grand babies. I know some babies cry more than others, fuss more and may not sleep as well, but does that make them "bad?" And I have to wonder, does the person asking the question have a bad baby and she's just comparing notes to see if she's alone.
Maybe she has a ghastly little baby at home with horns and a forked tongue that she's afraid to bring out in public so she's out by herself gathering information to see if there are other bad babies like hers or if she really has given birth to the spawn of Satan.
If that's not the case then I have decided, (yes, that's right, I've decided!) that there is no excuse for that question!
So, for the record, THERE ARE NO BAD BABIES! Please, please stop asking that question, ever!
Babies can barf in our mouths, pee in our faces, scream all night long and then sleep all day when we can't. They can make messes, break things and embarrass us in public but that does not make them "bad," it makes them BABIES!
*Just keep in mind that these rules only hold true for babies however. If your boyfriend or husband does these things, kick him to the Curb!
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