Not all days can be good. We as adults know this is true because, mixed in with the memory of the day we had our first kiss is the one where we crapped our pants at school and got laughed at/beaten up.
Now some of you may have had both of those things happen on the same day, but if that’s the case you must be insanely good looking, because really, I don’t think there is anyone hot enough on this planet to coax someone into a first kiss with dirty pants. Maybe Brad Pitt or Kerri Walsh. Wait…as much as I like Kerri Walsh I am running away from her if she heads my way all puckered up with dirty pants.
But I digress…in a weird, disturbing sort of way.
Let us return to my original point which was that we all have bad days, but for the most part, since leaving the hospital, my beloved little Mooseroni Chicken Muffin Love Bear has only had good ones. (Yes, for those who have been paying attention, Maddie’s nickname has indeed gotten longer).
This weekend, however, Maddie was NOT happy. She had a bad day on Saturday:
Heather was working the Dodgers/Giants game at Dodger stadium and offered to take Maddie to work with her so I could watch the game from the stands with my pal Kanon and his bro who was visiting from Hawaii.
Anyhoo…about ten minutes before the game began, as I was about to lay into a feast of a spicy hot dog, garlic fries, and giant beer, Heather suddenly appeared before me looking frazzled and with her headset still on her head.
Heather then thrust Maddie at me who looked more like THE EXORCIST than my lil’ angel. Maddie had tears streaming down her face and was screaming louder than if Manny had hit a homer.
“I CANNOT work with Maddie acting like this!” Heather cried, “Can you please take her?”
I nodded and le bebe was shoved into my arms. I quickly set down my beer, dog, and garlic fries, and stuck a bottle of formula into Maddie’s mouth. She soon calmed as she ate and listened to me sing a song I sing at home that calms her, but one I never thought I’d ever sing in public.
Witness the lyrics of embarrassment:
“Chicken Muffin Love/Chicken Muffin Love/Chicken Muffin, chicken muffin, chicken muffin love/YOU’RE SO CUTE TO ME…Mooseroni/YOU’RE SO CUTE TO ME/AHA!!!! (And repeat…)
Thankfully, Maddie eventually calmed down. I then looked up and saw that everyone was looking at me like I was a freak. None of their glares affected me, however, because as a Dad I was impervious.
To the cute girls glaring at me…I’m married, bitches!
To the men giving me the stink-eye…I am a Giants’ fan, and that likely would disgust you FAR more my little song to my adorable baby!
ANYHOO….
Public humiliation is okay with me as long as by the end of the weekend my little girl was back to looking like this:
Surfer Jay says:
Dude, if your girl was a guy, she would totally look like Shepard Smith from Fox News. It’s the eyes and brow. And tonight I sat next to Kerri’s partner, Misty, on a plane coming back from Phoenix. Buns of steel man, buns of steel.
Perhaps if you added one more Mooseroni in there, everyone would have liked it. Perhaps a Dodgerone.
Daddy Dan says:
I don’t know, Mike. That song sounds a little catchy to me.
Whatever works when there’s a screaming fit, right? I’ve been there.
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Captain Dumbass says:
God damn, that’s one cute baby.
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Joe says:
COME ON! Are you serious? I couldn’t even concentrate on the content of this blog post today, because I kept saying to myself, “Kerri Walsh? Really? Kerri?”
In womens’ beach volleyball, Misty May is where it’s at! RAWR.
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Jim says:
It’s all lies! There is no way that that adorable little child could be anything but…um…adorable. You’re just trying to get that song to hit the top 40. Clever, very clever.
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Mary Beth says:
It couldn’t possibly be because she is a Giant’s fan at heart and it was killing her to be in Dodger’s Stadium, could it? Nahh!
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jenni says:
See? This is why we have every right to embarass them as teenagers.
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Andrea's Sweet Life says:
People actually glared at your for singing to a crying baby? And calming her down? All I can think, Mike, is maybe you needed to adjust the volume.
HeatherPride says:
You kill me. And that song is musical GENIUS!
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VegasDad says:
You should totally write commercial jingles.
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iMommy says:
Ok, you NEED to record that song for her. Play it to her whenever she leaves for her first date with a guy. I’m sure she’ll turn red with love and affection for you
Amy says:
Can that baby of yours GET any cuter???? I swear!
Cute song and I can’t believe people actually glared at you!!!
Insta-Mom says:
Admitting you’re a Giants’ fan would have been MUCH worse. You could have sung that song on over Vin Scully and it still would have drawn less contempt than being a Giants’ fan.
ali says:
i cannot even imagine how long her nickname will be by the time she’s 5!
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gin says:
Oh, I’ve got one like that too! And if I had seen you singing to your Chicken Muffin Love, I would have joined right in with you just to see your Mooseroni look adorable!!
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Headless Mom says:
Dad to the rescue again!
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Christy says:
Yeah, we’ve had a few of those ‘not so good’ days lately…mostly b/c my internet was out for a freakin’ week! How I’ve missed the Sphors (and all my other blogs of course)! I’m glad you were able to get Maddie’s happy back–even if you did have to sing a ridiculously silly song that made everyone around you stare in horror.
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Bonnie says:
Shame on those fans for not joinging in to sing the “Chicken Muffin Love” song!
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Rachel says:
My song goes like this “Mama loves Elizabeth, do dahhhh do dahhhh! Mama loves Elizabeth, do do do dah day! Mama loves you way up high, Mama loves you way down low! Mama loves you every way, forever and a day!” I usually emit the last part in public because my voice doesn’t scale the notes very well. Oh well, ELizabeth likes it.
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Grandma Pam says:
Mike: I can’t believe how adorable Maddie is and I applaud you for being such a “hands on Dad”. It is great for the kids and for Mom. I agree that Maddie and Zach make a very cute couple. Hope to meet you and Heather some time down the road, but we are definitely Dodger fans.
Angela says:
I thought it was in the Dad’s Handbook on page 15 under Section 4 Code 15 that REQUIRES you dads to come up with a catchy goofball/weird song to sing to their babies?? I say smack the glarer-ers and threaten to sing an Elmo song if they even think about looking in your direction!
ShellyD says:
Those eyebrows rock!
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