Many a Faux Pas With This Baby

What is often called the hardest job in the world that you’ll absolutely love? Parenting. And I can personally vouch for this.

It is. Hard - at times, but less when you use your common sense and follow your heart. Awesome - yes. All the time. I chose the word ‘awesome’ as opposed to ‘wonderful’ as I feel the former could imply something powerful but not necessarily good. What do I mean by that?

1. Realizing that these little souls believe everything you tell them, at least until they turn 12, or so I’ve heard. Not there yet.
2. Being forever subjected to that catch in your throat feeling with your eyes welling up every time you hear of anyone’s child dying or getting sick, being abused, abandoned, falling down and getting a boo-boo, succeeding, saying please and thank you, getting into Harvard, not getting into Harvard, getting married, becoming student of the month……I think you can see where I’m going here.

My ONLY caveat to this universal we-are-all-parents-of-every-child cult is this……this is a what a GOOD parent feels.

Maybe not everyone is a good parent. Take this couple in Strike.TV’s FAUX BABY. They think they want to have a baby but are very unsure whether they’ll be good parents or not. They seek counseling and get a faux baby to practice with. The web series follows their absurdly funny days and nights with their fake infant that pees, poops, cries and drinks hair conditioner formula.

In episode one I saw a very tender moment that happened to me. When a new mother rocks a fussy baby to sleep she is usually well-served to sing a lullaby. This new mom realized that she didn’t know the words to the ‘freakin’ song’ and I can relate. Who sings Rock-a-Bye Baby, Frere Jacques and the Grand Old Duke of York unless they’re rocking a cranky baby to sleep at 3am? Well, not me and not our character in Faux Baby. Of course, I didn’t do what SHE did shortly thereafter in the scene….but you’ll just have to watch it to see what I mean!

Now - if you’re pregnant or thinking of becoming so, click on this site: Lullaby Lyrics! and start learning those lullabies now.

PS—I love you, Jake & Roxy!