Being a Baby

I recently had to go to a naming ceremony of a baby which is a kind of a milestone celebration in my culture.

Everyone gets excited about a baby. Except the baby.It's no fun being the baby.

"Did you see the baby"
"Orhh, the baby is sooo cute"
"He has his fathers eyes"

But the baby doesn't get this.They don't know they 're going to grow up.They 're born , they look down , they must think ;

"Well, this is it. This is the body I've got. Tiny hand, giant head, bad plumbing
"Where am i going to find a tie 3 inches long?

And at 6 months or so, they put you in charge of complicated toys you have no idea how to operate

And everyone comes to you and say something nice. There's always no sadness or melancholy around the baby.

Wait till they grow up.

An evey meal is a mystery. They sit you down, put the bib on you, you think...

"Alright, Fish & Chips"

And you don't get it.