What Babies can Do that’s Unacceptable for Adults

After a long morning of surviving two kids, every little thing my baby did seemed to be something that would be unacceptable for an adult or older child to do. So it started making me think how newborns are really against the grain to the rest of society. I mean, they have it so easy with the eat, poop, sleep mantra, but really… it has become a fun game for me to start to recognize what babies can do that’s unacceptable for adults. It makes my long days with a newborn go by a little faster and maybe it will bring a smile to your face as well.

The reality of being a newborn vs. the reality of being an adult

1. They get praised for burping and loud, explosive gas. Both my kids are cranky if they have gas and when that bubble finally erupts, even the heavens cheer for them! But heaven forbid, especially as a woman, that as adults we have gas in public. That is how you become the pariah my friends.
2. Babies can demand boobs and/or food and get them any time, any where. It’s true. They are hungry little things that need to eat a lot and  they don’t have to wait or hear excuses. But if my husband was to demand boobs in the middle of the mall, there would be some problems.
3. Be told they’re the prettiest person in the room regardless of if they’re even pretty. You know, I love babies, but not all babies are pretty. They are all precious, just not pretty.
4. They’ll Fall asleep in the middle of conversations or they can ignore you, and you’ll still want to keep them forever. I don’t know what it is about asking infants questions, we know they won’t respond. But we all hope maybe they’ll get gas right then and give a smile like they did hear and understand. And even if they completely ignore us, we still love them! But if our husbands ignore us, they are in the doghouse for sure.
5. Newborns can wear PJs all day, everyday and no one will ever judge. Change out of one set, right into another and life is good, right? But as adults, wearing PJs 24/7 is usually equated to laziness and sometimes even trashiness. Darn. They’re just so comfortable.
6. Babies can scream and cry for attention and get it. And the moment an adult seems to want attention for attention’s sake, the world rolls its eyes.
7. Newborns can require 10 diapers in a day and be congratulated. We all know they’re digesting well when they’re poop is a certain color and that they’re going through lots of changes and we’re proud of them even if we have to do cloth diaper laundry. And when we need diapers, we know we have come to a certain age or had some bad food.
8. They can go through 4 wardrobe changes in a day and not get called a diva. And it might even be considered cute that they change so much.
9. Babies can wear puke and it not be [too] gross. I mean, yeah, a little unsettling if you’re holding them at the time, but what’s a little spit up? 
10. They can be [milk] drunk in public. And when they are, it’s so cute. And when we are, it’s not.

What things do your babies do that you can’t?

Kara Carrero

Kara is an author and advocate for positive, grace-filled parenting. She is homeschooler to her 6 children living on a farm in New England. She believes in creative educational approaches to help kids dive deeper into a rich learning experience and has her degree in Secondary Education & Adolescent Childhood Development. She is passionate about connecting with and helping other parents on their journey to raise awesome kids!