... this is why.
I abducted a baby or a toddler, spirited them back to my hotel room, and snuggled with them. I may have also tickled them to hear them giggle. And in the worst case, I would have fed them sugary treats.
I'm TDY in Korea. This is my first time away from the kids longer than a couple of days. I'm (mom)sick for my kids... Don't get me wrong, the freedom to use the bathroom by myself, shop to my heart's content, get a massage/pedicure, go out to eat... All of these are great. But then I find myself watching small children and babies, wondering if they like to eat Oreos like mine... I am afraid I look somewhat creepy watching small children like a hawk. I really need to learn the Korean for, "I'm not a pedophile, but just miss my babies. Can I hold yours?"
But here's the extra irony. Since I'm staying in a hotel right outside a US military base in Korea, there are tons of little half-Korean kids and babies (hapa in Hawaiian) who bear an uncanny resemblance to my little hapa babies. And I look like a local! So maybe the Korean police will be kinder on me when they find me curled up in a hotel with a kidnapped infant.
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