I’m sure THAT didn’t cause him to develop any neuroses.

“Although for some reason he claws at invisible walls, he never hurt himself. He does seem to become distressed in the winter months, but moving him next to the radiator relieves that.”

Strictly Germ-proof

The Antiseptic Baby and the Prophylactic Pup
Were playing in the garden when the Bunny gamboled up;
They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised;—
It wasn’t Disinfected and it wasn’t Sterilized.

They said it was a Microbe and a Hotbed of Disease;
They steamed it in a vapor of a thousand-odd degrees;
They froze it in a freezer that was cold as Banished Hope
And washed it in permanganate with carbolated soap.

In sulphurated hydrogen they steeped its wiggly ears;
They trimmed its frisky whiskers with a pair of hard-boiled shears;
They donned their rubber mittens and they took it by the hand
And elected it a member of the Fumigated Band.

There’s not a Micrococcus in the garden where they play;
They bathe in pure iodoform a dozen times a day;
And each imbibes his rations from a Hygienic Cup—
The Bunny and the Baby and the Prophylactic Pup.

Nice try, guys, but that’s not how you treat a baby.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-05-08-babies-pain_x.htm

From the 40′s to the 80′s, babies would be operated on without anesthesia, only muscle relaxants. Can you imagine the trauma?? :(

Like #28, my baby was high needs. All babies need lots of physical contact to develop and thrive (see
http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/04.09/ChildrenNeedTou.html ), but high needs babies need even more. During the day, my baby was either in my arms, on my chest in the sling, or playing on the floor with me right next to her. At night she slept next to me. Sensitively meeting her needs throughout infancy allowed her to grow into a very secure, easy-going, happy kid.

#22 “You take the baby out many times throughout the day. For feeding, to bathe, to play, etc. When I have a child, I definitely will build one of these things.”

I think what you are describing is a guinea pig, or possibly a hamster.

At around 14 y/o I would have loved that box to put him in for around four years or so. At nearly 19 y/o he’s a lovely human being once more and appreciates his early years close to my heart.

I am told that the first thing I did when the relaxant wore off was scream for several hours straight, until I collapsed from exhaustion. When I woke up, I whimpered for the next day or so, and flinched when anyone came near me. My Mom had to talk my Dad out of going down to the doctor’s office and beating the shit out of him. He told me he couldn’t go to my followup appointment. He didn’t trust himself.

Of course, I don’t remember any of this, it’s all secondhand. I don’t know if there’s a connection (I’ve seen other people do it, too), but when I’m anxious about something, I cover my nose without even thinking about it.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=fLrBrk9DXVk

No wonder he grew up to believe that Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars.

Forry liked to do film cameos and pose for pictures with futuristic props, being grandfather of scifi fanboi geek prototype.

so, anyone know a 61 year old, prone to every little bug that goes around?