The Amish Instinct
Posted on October 25th, 2011
“You’re just going to let me leave the hospital with this baby?” I asked cocking my head towards the bundle in my arms. “Don’t worry Mom, you’ll do fine!” Cassie, a god send in scrubs, tells me. “Do they teach you labor and delivery nurses to call your patients Mom? Is that some sort of Jedi mind trick you are using on me to increase my confidence? “I have rolled some women outta here with babies in tow whose maternal instincts were questionable at best. Trust me, you got this. You got the instincts.” “Yeah, well don’t forget the cat-like reflexes.” “Rarrr.” I whisper into my babies tiny ear. “Rarrr!” Cassie claws the air by my ear and parks my wheelchair on the curb. We wait…
Tagged: Airports, Cassie, Maternal instinct, People Watching
