With a heap of ha-ha humour, he adds, 'My baby will be a pucca flirt. I think he even winked at the nurses at the Breach Candy hospital where he was born. I hope my child turns out to be a pucca badmaash. Just like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone. But even if he turns out to be well-behaved, that's okay by me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes about his son's flirtatious nature and wishes him to be mischievous but accepts good behavior too.
- In plain terms
- He jokes his baby is a flirt and hopes he is naughty but is fine if he is well-behaved.
- What can you take from it?
- Playful expectations can shape parenting humor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What traits do you hope your children have?
- How do you balance expectations?
Another view
Expecting mischievousness may create unnecessary expectations.
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