Thursday, February 6, 2014  What's NOT Funny About Why My Kid Is
Crying.  There's a meme going around entitled, "Why My Kid Is
Crying." It features about 30 photos of children crying in
various situations.  The "reason" for the child's distress is
chronicled in each photo.   The meme is meant to illicit
laughter as well as empathy.  The message seems to be, "Yes, my
child cries at what I perceive to be silly, ridiculous and
sometimes outlandish reasons.  Let's all laugh at them and nod
in mutual understanding of how silly, ridiculous and outlandish
our precious children can be."  At first I wanted to forward the
meme on my Facebook with a quip like, "We may laugh, but let us
not forget that when our children cry like this, their distress
is REAL and the challenge to overcome this distress and return
to a state of homeostasis is integral to their healthy
development that we as parents must be mindful to offer the
appropriate understanding."  I did it, and deleted it almost
immediately.  The quip was just too i