I recently read something that conceptualized infant emotions like the weather - maybe hunger just sort of washes over them like an increasingly overcast sky, a busy day is like a tempest to a sensitive baby.
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This is all well and good and interesting except the first relevant soundtrack my brain generated was Allman Bros “Blue Sky”
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Now literally every time the baby smiles at me, “Blue Sky” starts up right on cue. I don’t even particularly like it. How long can this last?
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I’d be curious to hear your take on Alison Gopnik’s work with babies
ted.com/talks/alison_g
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Oh yeah that book’s been on my to-read list for ages too. Will watch vid

