Friends stayed with us this past weekend and Boden was quite enamored with their 11-month old daughter, Emma. I'm not sure if it was her Greek-Latvian heritage that made her irresistible or the fact that she was incredibly juicy looking with rolls on her arms and very pinchable little cheeks, but Boden wanted to give her non-stop love with a persistence that was driving me a little nuts.
I believe his intentions were good but his technique could definitely use some refinement. Boden is currently a fan of the open-mouthed kiss that was just wet when he had gums, but now that he has teeth, the potential is there for his kisses to be painful, as well. And, he was not deterred by Emma's wariness-- in a completely barbaric manner, he grabbed her hair, pulled on her clothes, pinched her cheeks, whatever it took to get her closer so he could plant a wet one on her. It was completely crazy...and I have a better understanding of how play dates can go awry.
Emma was incredibly gracious and tolerant (and so were her parents), but she did have Boden did cross her "Minnesota Nice" boundaries and she burst into tears and ran off a couple times. I guess teaching Boden to respect women will need to be fast-tracked; but I thought I had a little time on this one.
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