Babies

My boss brought his six day old daughter to the office the other day. She was just a totally amazing person, those eyes were like nothing else I’ve ever seen... And it’s really funny what kind of reaction she got from the office crew: people just gathered around in silent awe, just looking at her and smiling. Pretty special.

Another child I met yesterday was Ella, when we me and Chu went to lunch with her parents Timo and Sirpa. Ella is like an arch typical Finnish child - very serious and contemplating, and definitely wasn’t in a mood for socializing with us. One great thing about Canadians is that they love kids - Sirpa was saying that wherever she takes Ella people are always smiling and talking to her. She compared it to Finland (where they were last spring) where she said the response in public places was downright hostile - not only on the streets where walking around with a buggy can be slow and therefore considered a deliberate nuisance, but also that restaurants seem to think that bringing kids in is despicable. Hearing things like that is very sad...

If you’re wondering about lack of updates, it’s just that I’m spending all my spare time with my dearest best friend. Like she was never gone, she’s by my side again.

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