Took the baby for a walk in the cold (as I am in the habit of doing) yesterday. Surprisingly, he got cold and even more surprisingly, he started crying. Faced with the option of carrying a quiet baby while pushing a stroller or pushing a crying baby in a stroller, I chose carrying. Some people walking by gave me nasty looks (or at least I imagined the did) and I found myself thinking, In this situation some people would be sympathetic and some people would be judgmental. Then right after I had that thought a nice lady offered to push the stroller for me while I carried the baby. While we walked I thought, But the real question is: Which kind of person am I?
Thank you, nice lady. I want to be like you.
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I believe you’re sympathetic. 🙂 We tend to be more sympathetic when we can relate to people. Maybe that’s why the chinese lady helped you out.
I hope I am. Actually, I think I have not historically been so, but am becoming more so. Not out of an particular effort, just out of realizing that life can be hard for everyone … no matter how awesome you are.