Monday, November 19, 2012

Bachelor, toddler seek common ground

Last week my sister asked me to watch my 1.5-year-old niece Lula for a couple days. I was nervous about this because:
1) I never changed a diaper before
2) As a bachelor, my prior highest level of responsibility was keeping my home-brewed beer at the appropriate fermenting temperature
3) I couldn't imagine what I would have in common with a 1.5-year-old child.

I always suspected taking care of a small child was akin to taking care of a tiny, needy, narcissistic drunk person.

It turns out I was right about that.

But it also happens little Lula and I have quite a bit in common:
We both love crackers, hot dogs and Mac 'n' Cheese.

We're both in the 95th percentile in weight for our age.
Could be that has to do with the aforementioned dietary preferences.
We both make this face for about an hour
after waking from naptime.
We have similar taste in television programming.