As a parent, you learn about the 5 S's...Side, Shhh! Swing, Suck, Swaddle. I must say, however, no S is more powerful or more invasive into your own family than the Shhhhhh!
I find myself Shhing everything. My dog makes too much noise and I shush him, I hear a random loud noise and I shush it, the door is too noisy and I shush the door, yes, the shhh has become something that I say to inanimate objects. I do it by reaction -- it's automatic.
This blog post isn't long, because there's not much else to say other than this: If you're a parent-to-be, you will realize that just one of the things that might make you look or sound crazy to non-parents is that you shhh inanimate objects. If you're a parent, this post makes complete sense to you.
It is totally automatic. I Shhhhh my husband about every 5 minutes after Lucy goes to bed. He gets so mad because he says it is an accident. I can't help it.
ReplyDeleteI can't help it either...completely automatic (and probably annoying to those on the other end of the shhh!)
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