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The child she suckles
at the nipple in thirst
and then moves to bottles
harder at first
Drink though she did
that foul tasting mix
I found on my shoulder
at the hour of six
Then came the spoon
much harder to use
the peach was OK
I wish I
could snooze
Now she’s on solids
I’m using a fork
she don’t like my cookin’
and thinks I’m a dork
But feed her I will
with birthstone tipped tines
take a bite - see the sparkle
I’m glad she is mine
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of course they do. any fool knows that. |
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Upon first reading I thought this was going to be an alternative to tassles. |
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Kreuner - you're confusing Birth stones with kidney stones.
This too, shall come to pass. |
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thats easy for you to say! |
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But not so easy for him to do, [po]. |
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//Birth Stones have no bearing on happiness// |
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In this case they do. Feeding is easier because there’s a visual reward. This makes for less stressed out parents. Less stressed out parents = less stressed out kids = more happiness. It’s about reward for taking the bite, which is a step beyond the popular racecar/train/plane antics used to entice them. |
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Pick a gemstone, any gemstone. I used the ones from the Zodiac on this idea to differentiate between multiple children. My hope being that their sense of ‘ownership’ is motivation enough not to throw it across the room when they start using it themselves. Again, that = happiness. |
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(Re: Zodiac: Who gives a rat’s ass?!) |
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Admittedly, ‘not throwing’ at that age is a WIBNI, which is why I didn’t put it in the idea. |
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The reward is clear. If the piece of whatever is eaten, the child will get to see the sparkling tines. Birthstones are visually appealing. |
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my dad used to comment that someone being a sad miserable git in adulthood was the direct result of not being allowed to wear his noddy hat when he was a kid. |
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The parent is feeding the child by hand. I’d call that ‘attention’. |
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//won't eat because it is more fun to have his parents fussing over him// |
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Problem solved by yours truly. – A reward dammit! A visual reward! |
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Some are translucent, some are opaque. All are beautiful and all are cut/polished for maximum reflection (sparkle). |
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Also, my inspiration for this idea came by way of a stork delivering a female package to a fellow ‘baker who warned of ensuing baby related ideas. I’m getting the ball rolling. |
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(Congratulations to the recipient!) |
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That I can’t answer [dag]. I’d need a psycho expert, and little sister #1 is still on vacation. |
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I am SO not putting a gemstone encrusted fork in my mouth. Ow. Chipped tooth anyone? |
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Do the stones still sparkle when coated in mashed peas? |
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I assume there's an accompanying diamond-tipped carbide knife? |
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They sparkle only after the peas are taken (see above). |
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Whoa, this is the swiss cheese effect at its best, either that or I was talking to myself again. |
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Sure [World]. I could use a knife to cut the cheese. |
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