The other night I was checking on my two year old son before I went to sleep and was surprised to find him curled up in a ball in his bed- with nothing on, including his diaper. We didn't put him to bed like that. He had on his new Transformers pajamas (and a diaper) when we put him in his bed, but apparently he took everything off and eventually fell asleep. Luckily he didn't pee in his bed. My wife and I got such a kick out of this little display that we decided to take a picture so we can embarrass him when he grows up. Of course, we put his diaper and pajamas back on before we went to bed. But it makes me wonder what on earth was going through his head. Maybe he was looking for more freedom, who knows. Sometimes kids just do things like this.
As another example, today I came home to discover my son had drawn all over his own legs with pen. Okay, not unusual for a little kid. Then my wife had him lift up his shirt so he could show me how his older sister had written
her name on
his stomach (in very cute 4 year old handwriting). I couldn't help but smile. So kids do stuff like that. It's normal. I get it. My daughter used to wear her skirt on her head just for fun. My son growls at people. Seeing things like this is part of the fun of being a parent.
But what about grown ups? Why do we do some of the things we do? I've seen grown women walking down the street wearing skirts in 30 degree weather. I've seen guys walking around in clear need of a belt, but pretending that the way they wear their pants is a fashion trend. I've seen people wear sunglasses inside (or at night, which is even worse), piece of junk cars with rims worth more than the car, people watching videos on their smartphones in a movie theater - and the list goes on. I guess the point is that you have just as much a chance of catching an adult do something ridiculous as you do a two year old. And just like children, a lot of these folks are unabashed about showing it off. Go figure.
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