It is absolutely awe-inspiring the effect that a newborn can have on ordinary people. Today I watched my best friends coo and bubble over our buddies brand new baby. I know I was completely turned to mush as I held this little boy in my arms, and it was all I could do to not burst into falsely maternal tears when I had to pass him off. I also observed my guy friend turn into a softer version of his perpetually masculine self with one stroke of the softest, thinnest baby hair you've ever seen. All of us girls were wishing we had babies of our own by the end of the night. And my guy friend who wasn't the baby-daddy was thanking God he wasn't a father. It is absolutely amazing how two people can go from dating one moment to head-over-heels in love and parents of a newborn the next. I love my friends, but tonight I loved them in particular even more.
What if babies were the key to everyone's happiness. Think of what would happen if everyone held a newborn baby once a week or so. Their paternal/maternal tendencies would strengthen, their happy endorphins would grow in number. Everyone would be slightly happier. At least the people who like babies. The ones that don't would just be a little more pissed off. In other words, they would be like New Yorkers: pissed off but highly productive.
P.S. This is the best video you'll ever see. That's what my parents tell me anyway. And yes, that is me riding a kayak down a sand dune. Enjoy
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