Mirror

Part of being a first-time parent, or at least a first-time parent with a history of compulsive intellectualizing, is simply sitting back and observing your child's behavior as if s/he were a case study in human brain development.

Jacques Lacan or his adherents might have something to say about this interaction The Boy had with his own image back in March, when he was fourteen months old and not yet walking on his own.

That said, it's also pretty funny.

This one's longer than my three-minute limit, so: oops.

Length: 3:40

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