“Why is your daughter crying?” is a question that I have been asked hundreds of times – and I’ve only been a dad for 1.5 years. Inspired by this dad, Olive and I decided to start writing down the reasons why Allie cried. To give other soon-to-be parents a more realistic view of life with a 1-year old, we’ve posted a few of these reasons (along with some photos).
She tripped, fell down, and bumped her head (this happens at least once a day).
She did not like the taste of the soap bar (which daddy let her play with but did not expect her to take a bite out of).
She did not like the travel crib we bought her.
Daddy picked her up (and not Mommy).
Mommy started dancing to the song (while holding her).
Daddy did not let her throw the strawberries on the couch.
Daddy and Mommy’s non-Asian friend smiled at her (or waved at her, or looked at her, or said hello to her… this happens a lot).
Daddy would not give her a 12th animal cookie to eat.
We don’t know.
There are no more limes to eat (Allie really likes eating limes).
Her milk is in a new cup.
Daddy wouldn’t let her eat the rice she found on the floor.
The Sesame Street video of Elmo singing with the ducks ended.
Other reasons my daughter may be crying:
– Bath time started
– Bath time is over
– We are changing her diaper
– It took longer than zero seconds to put on her shirt
Just in case you think that all our daughter does it cry, here’s a photo of her crinkling her nose with her dad.
PS- Allie, if you are seeing this for the first time, we hope that you find this funny and entertaining. But if seeing these photos is very embarrassing to you, then we owe you an apology (but we are sure that this will not be the first, or last, time that you are embarrassed by your parents).