Hug a Baby

- if you live in a condo, you can use it to carry groceries into the building. It will hold three regular paper bags, and a 12 pack of Coke on the bottom rack.

I wish I'd thought of that sooner. I'm headed over to my storage unit to dig it out...then off to the store.

"If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door." --Paul Beatty

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You are correct! Babies are meant to be HELD. There are so many other things you can do with a stroler...

- use it to cart your aging canine around the block
- use it as a shopping cart on those smaller trips to say, Walgreens.
- try it as a go-cart in the annual race
- dip it in bronze and call it a sculpture
- use it as a mobile foot rest
- if you have one of those old coolers without wheels, pack some ice in it and load it with beer for your lawn seats at Ravinia

You've really got me thinking...

"If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door." --Paul Beatty

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Now that's a kid who will grow up and stab their parents in the back because that't what they first knew was their backs.
I am blind and use a giude dog and I would carry my daughter when I could. If I didn't her daddy would.
I loved your entry.
Your kind and caring nature shown through.
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I appreciate your comments Melvin, Thanks! I'm keeping "parenting takes" on life in a file for my "Don't Get Me Started" part of my podcast. (I would always get your permission, and would want you to record it too!) Another topic: "Over-the-top birthday parties", where b'day kids get lost and overwhelmed and are crying by the end of their "big day". The real topic: When and how do parents get so consumed with guilt? So much to talk about!
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Enjoyed your work. Do I detect a certain "Don't Touch that Dwarf..." sensibility behind the work?

Barney!

You have a great voice and your point of view is spot on. We need more people like you on NPR!

I loved this piece! I'm with you! As my sister says in our chat on my podcast, "you need to wear your baby!"...oh so true. I'm a huge advocate for "Attachment Parenting". Which is basically what you're addressing. Take a listen to my show about breastfeeding w/Dr. Jack Newman.
Good Luck to you and visit my entry under "Talk" parentworldradio.demo!

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You must be a great dad and your monkey will no doubt grow up to be the next generation's Mr. Rogers. I also have to agree about the overly fancy ways people have to tote their infants about these days.

Melvin-so impressed. You are at the highest level of funny. Also-I'm also a Hoosier (although I escaped). I think the red-stateness of the experience is why we're compelled to weirdness. Good luck!

As clever as Ian Shoals and not half so crabby. This is good. Ah, and the telltale Evoka tag and hangup click. Doncha hate that? I have one of those, too!
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“Life is full of surprises. When I looked toward the future in my youth, I did not see myself standing here.” Seymour B. Moore

Countless kudos, three cheers and an overwhelming ATTABOY for Melvin. In this crowded, frenetic world where far too much import is placed on designer coffee, $300 tattered jeans and luxury wheels, a lone, measured, real voice has emerged - to voice something, well, real. What a concept.

PS Give me gas station coffee any day. And my-middle-aged rump will rip my moderately-priced jeans when it's good and ready, thank you very much!