Dave Land wrote:
On Jul 25, 2005, at 5:51 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:33 PM Monday 7/25/2005, Jim Sharkey wrote:
Dave Land wrote:
Some of _those_ head-butts are entirely unintentional, and some of
them are really just an awkward expression of love (kid comes
running at you at full speed, doesn't know enough about physics,
kid wonders why dad is writhing on the ground, instead of
reciprocating the intended hug).
Dad is writhing on the ground due to an inability to react quickly, or
at least anticipate the child's trajectory. A simple hip twist or a
quick scooping up of the incoming projectile gets the boys out of the
danger zone. :)
How about if Dad is unable to react quickly because Dad is already
holding one of the buttar's siblings?
As a father of only one (living) child, I don't qualify to answer, but
you see that it doesn't stop me from having an opinion in the matter...
Dad is holding a human shield: I don't see the problem. Isn't that why
people have other kids? To turn them against one another?
Sometimes the one being held is not at the appropriate state of momentum
to be used as a shield. It's pretty darn awkward to carry a kid so that
it'll be a shield to that part of you, and you can't always adjust the
carried kid. Especially if he's pulling really hard on your beard.
Julia
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