Do you ever have to hold your child down? At some point, you have to. You have to take her temperature, force feed her medicine, suck the snot out of her - the list goes on. It takes two to manage this. One partner restricts hands, arms and legs the best they can. The other tries to negotiate the head or other end with minimal success. It is at these times, you note the amazing ability of your child to unleash formidable body-language. This tiny person, restrained by two much larger and more coodinated people, can still manage to wriggle, writhe, wrest and often break free - albeit briefly - from two pairs of much bigger hands. How do they do it? I'll tell you how: They fear for their life. It's instinctive. Imagine how you might cringe a little if someone were about to give you a shot. Now; consider the strength you'd suddenly be able to muster if someone (or two) had a hold of you and you TRULY BELIEVED that they were going to kill you. You'd give them a run for their money, no matter how big they were. How? Simple; Self-preservation. Don't feel bad. When they grow up, they rarely recall those times when they thought you were trying to kill them. They subconciously blocked them out - as all healthy adults should. Cheers!
--Signed,
Please do everyone a favor and forget to videotape these moments.
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