This is so not what it looks like

[hazliya]

The other night, elenuial remarked that I seemed to be bonding well with nightskyre and anitra's v2.0, Claire.

This is rather strange, considering the strong dislike I harbor for small children.

She will seek me out, let me hold her, and otherwise attempt to engage me in search of my attention. What's stranger still is that I oblige her in her interest, between making faces, playing games, and flying her around the house making various noises. (This is to differentiate being a plane from being Superman. Superman is a dick.)

Granted, she is cute, but that's not usually enough to cut it for me. Maybe she's entertaining. Maybe the novelty of getting along with a baby hasn't worn off yet. Maybe I have this idea that if she likes me enough, she'll be more likely to repeat after me when she gets to that age, and I can teach her all sorts of useful phrases to summon Elder gods and embarrass her parents.

Whatever the reason, my biological clock is not ticking. I might just be a little more tolerant than I thought, is all.

Maybe it's all the puppies.

Comments

[draike.livejournal.com]

the strong dislike I harbor for small ANNOYING children.

Fixed that for you. I thought I didn't like kids at all, and then I realized, no.. I just dislike the kids who weren't raised properly and act like little shits all the time. The smart and generally well-behaved kids? I love those.

[nightskyre.livejournal.com]

We're buying that c++ jump board game when she's old enough. No sarcasm present.

[anitra.livejournal.com]

Personally, I am much more tolerant with kids now that I have one. They still wear on me after a couple hours, though.

And believe me, we have enough female friends whose clocks ARE ticking; they don't act like you do. There's a lot more cooing and a lot less actual playing with Claire (at least in the ways she likes to play).