[ A moment's pause, and then he asks: ] Have you ever cared for a child, General? An infant in particular? That is the ultimate lesson in allowing things to happen.
[ Once Sholmes has been thoroughly distracted by the discussion at hand—the broccoli quietly disappears, forgotten. Even the harmonica is having trouble maintaining consistency: the brand name changes, the cover plates shift from chrome to bronze and back again. ]
Controlling what goes into or comes out of a baby's mouth is as futile as halting the tides. One can mitigate the damage, surely, but worrying overmuch about a soiled shirt or important evidence being chewed upon—that will wear one down in the long run. Better to accept it and move on.
And that laissez-faire experiment paid off: I never overexerted my authority, and that drooling infant grew into a fully-formed genius. [ This outcome had less to do with any (allegedly) conscious decision about parenting and more to do with Iris’ innate potential, but he’s still going to take the credit. ]
All that to say: allow your dreamotion to be an unruly child! Let it make a messy ruckus and see what comes of it!
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[ A moment's pause, and then he asks: ] Have you ever cared for a child, General? An infant in particular? That is the ultimate lesson in allowing things to happen.
[ Once Sholmes has been thoroughly distracted by the discussion at hand—the broccoli quietly disappears, forgotten. Even the harmonica is having trouble maintaining consistency: the brand name changes, the cover plates shift from chrome to bronze and back again. ]
Controlling what goes into or comes out of a baby's mouth is as futile as halting the tides. One can mitigate the damage, surely, but worrying overmuch about a soiled shirt or important evidence being chewed upon—that will wear one down in the long run. Better to accept it and move on.
And that laissez-faire experiment paid off: I never overexerted my authority, and that drooling infant grew into a fully-formed genius. [ This outcome had less to do with any (allegedly) conscious decision about parenting and more to do with Iris’ innate potential, but he’s still going to take the credit. ]
All that to say: allow your dreamotion to be an unruly child! Let it make a messy ruckus and see what comes of it!