Friday, September 25, 2009

Hypothetical question

If you hypothetically had a baby that was probably going to be your only baby and she was a really really really independent little thing that would allow ZERO cuddling and often tried to push away from you when you were holding her and you sometimes even snuck into her room at night to scoop her from her crib while she was sleeping because you thought that surely then she would snuggle in your arms, but even then she still kicked and flailed to get away from you in her sleep, and you took her swimming and she loved the water all the time but then one time she was a little bit nervous and suddenly CLUNG to your neck and pushed her cheek to your face....

...would it be really wrong to hypothetically go just a little bit deeper in the water so she would keep clinging (or even cling tighter!) because it felt so good??

Hypothetically, would that make someone a bad/mean mom???

10 comments:

annacyclopedia said...

Hell, no!

You gotta take it where you can get it.

And it's not like you're pulling a Michael Jackson and dangling her out a window or something.

Alicia said...

LOL, no.

Just know that sometimes the non-cuddling babies become the biggest-cuddling toddlers. It's bliss.

Chelle said...

Awww! Nope, that doesn't make you a bad mom. I would do the exact same thing. That is too cute.

JJ said...

Awwww--love it. And get it however, whenever you can ;) Have you gotten the book, "Love You Forever"--made me think of that immediately when I read your post.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Love-You-Forever/Robert-N-Munsch/e/9780920668368

Cece said...

NO - because that would hypothetically make me a bad mom for hypothetucally liking it a little (just a little) when my non-cuddler gets sick and all he wants is to cuddle with his mom.

Emily said...

No! You just want to snuggle! How is that bad?

Spacey said...

Hypothetically, you were just introducing baby to a bit more deeper water and more cuddles.
I don't think it's bad as you were there cuddling her along the whole way. :)

Candi said...

HYPOTHETICALLY...I'd take her into the Pacific Ocean!! LOL!! Seriously, it sounds like a good plan!

Somewhat Ordinary said...

Nope, I have a very non-cuddly child and I've done similar things!

Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com said...

Hypothetically? NO WAY. You have to manipulate all the snuggles you can!