I’m sitting here on a Friday afternoon, wondering why I’m not down the pub, when the Little Fella tries to get my attention by sticking his fingers into an electricity socket. Even though the Missus has protected the sockets, obviously, it’s still scary, because the Little Fella is unfortunately a ’super baby’, with the power to drag armchairs around, even though he’s still under a year old. So I have to take these events seriously. And that got me thinking – WHY do babies keep trying to stick their fingers in the sockets?

The answer is (drumroll) because they constantly see grown ups doing the same thing – sticking stuff into sockets – plugs mostly. They’re only trying to be like us. The imitation reflex is basically how they learn. And THAT got me thinking… why do kids like clowns so much?

I mean, the Missus hates them. I’m not keen on them either, at least not since ‘Pennywise’ in Stephen King’s “IT” movie. So why do kids love them so?

Drumroll again please – thank you. It’s because WE are constantly pulling clown faces at them. You might not be aware of it, but I promise you, if you pay attention, at some point tomorrow you’ll find yourself making your kid laugh by opening your mouth wide in a ’surprise’ gesture, eyes wide open too, for all the world doing a passable clown interpretation. If it’s early morning, you’ve probably even got the ‘clown hair’ too.

There’s a lot more of these too, like channel changers and stuff, but I have to stop now, because I’ve been granted a 20 minute pass to take the Little Fella down the pub to watch some footy. Byefer!

MrJustLove