{"id":28,"date":"2013-04-27T07:18:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mainlyprompts.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2013-05-19T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T21:19:06","slug":"eyes-of-a-child-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mainlyprompts.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Eyes of a Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9-6-12\u00a0\u00a0 The prompt:\u00a0 <strong>Choose something big\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Universe<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose something small \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> baby<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Choose a texture\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>smooth<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose something green\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> baby poop<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The small mind wandered.\u00a0 The eyes explored the confines of the room.\u00a0 A rumbling down below announced the arrival of the warm smooth stinging stuff.\u00a0 A small, dignified baby grunt accompanied it.\u00a0 The feet kicked.\u00a0 Arms waved.\u00a0 The sting kicked in, and the sound came unabashed and strident.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWaaaaaaaaa!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor put the manuscript aside and got up for the changing.\u00a0 \u201cMotherhood surely isn\u2019t all it\u2019s cracked up to be\u201d, she thought.\u00a0 Lack of sleep, sore boobs, an understanding but recalcitrant husband who still gags at a changing.\u00a0 And best of all, green poop every two hours.\u00a0 Next kid, she\u2019s making Bob take paternity leave and grow boobs so he can feed the little doink and she can keep on teaching.\u00a0 A hormone shot here, a bit of \u201cWe must, we must\u201d exercising there, and he would shape up just fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello, little sweetums, have you brought mommy another present?\u201d\u00a0 She cooed down at the small, bright red face and set herself for the act of love that changing a young baby\u2019s diaper is.\u00a0 A quick tug of tabs, slip, wrap, toss, wipe, wipe again, wipe yet again, how does he do it and still gain weight?\u00a0 One-handed grab for a fresh diaper, feet in the other hand, flip of the wrist, slip, sprinkle and wrapped up once again.\u00a0 Like a little baby present .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSonny boy, you and I are going exploring today.\u00a0 Out into the wide outdoors.\u00a0 I need it, you need it, and we\u2019ll both be happier for it.\u201d\u00a0 A stroll outside, baby facing out in the chest carrier like an animate, sentient growth.\u00a0 Wide eyed and taking in the entire universe.<\/p>\n<p>What will the child of a philosophy professor think about?\u00a0 Why am I here?\u00a0 Where is here?\u00a0 Why does Food make those cooing noises?\u00a0 Food isn\u2019t necessary right now.\u00a0 Warmth and snuggle are enough.\u00a0 Happy.\u00a0 Look up.\u00a0 And up.\u00a0 And up.\u00a0 The little jaw drops, the eyes wide.\u00a0 Between here and there is a lot of stuff, some seen and heard and felt, and some just sensed.\u00a0 Louder noises from the wind and birds, the repetitive rush of air into and out of Food as I am borne along.\u00a0 The softer noises.\u00a0 The Music of the Spheres.\u00a0 The background voices all around.\u00a0 Calling me out.\u00a0 Beckoning me forward and up.\u00a0 If Food had not restrained me, I would surely go to the voices.\u00a0 They can feed me, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9-6-12\u00a0\u00a0 The prompt:\u00a0 Choose something big\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose something small \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 baby \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Choose a 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