what's the fuss?

was on the mrt when i saw this scene:

parents (looks to be early 30s) sitting down on the seats, with their son (age abt 1 - 2, i can't really tell the age of kids lah). son was sleeping very cutely across the parents' lap, his head lying on his dad's arm, legs on mum's lap (try picturing it in ur head). he was sleeping soundly, looking v angelic and all... then mum took a blankie (those cloth not thick enough to be a blanket), folded it, and lifted up boy's head, put the blankie over dad's arm and put boy's head back. boy continued sleeping. after 5 sec, mum thought it didn't look right, and proceeded to lift the boy's head and adjust the towel again. then did it again... finally she looked mildly satisfied. but after 5 sec, dad lifted boy's head, adjusted the blankie, then readjusted it. by now the poor boy was still asleep, but u could tell he was annoyed... he scrunched up his face for the split second his head was off his comfy pillow (dad's arm) as if to say "just let me sleep can?" so after like 5 times of adjusting poor boy... parents are satisfied... so boy slept peacefully for like a good 3 min (around one stop)

after tt, they're approaching their stop, so mum beckons maid, who all this while was sitting next to mum scrolling thru their camera and minding her own business, to fix up the pram. she did, then mum proceeded to carry boy into the pram. she didn't put him in properly though, looks to me tt boy was way too low in the seat. so tt's why the seat buckle thing couldn't buckle properly. so she proceeded to fiddle with the buckles and strap for a good few minutes, you could tell she's getting stressed already cos i think gonna reach her stop. all this while i wanted to say "why don't you just lift boy up abit, then you don't need to adjust like crazy" but i didn't. so finally, she was able to buckle her son in, rather oddly cos the straps were way too long to be securely arnd his waist, more like at his crotch area... then they left the train...

me? all this while i was just standing there looking, not bothering to pretend tt i wasn't looking cos they were clearly fixated on the son, whether he's sleeping properly (if don't lie down properly wait get neck pain how?) etc. so they kept on fussing over him... readjusting the blankie so many times, then fiddling with the straps and all. ironically, the constant readjustment just made the boy's sleep alot more disrupted... it's amazing how he still slept thru it. a more finicky baby would have started wailing, but maybe he's used to it. and i just wanted to say "relax lah, he's fine, don't worry"

from the looks of it, this is the only child since i didn't see any other kids around and the maid was out with them so they couldn't have left kids at home. (maybe the grandma is taking care of the kid, but nmind) is it me or are parents fussing too much over their kids? fall down abit then hurry up go and pick the kid up... scared the kid fall, get injured, play in dirty sand (tt's prob why all the playgrounds these days have no sand in them) fall sick etc. so the kid ends up sheltered, and spoilt, and falls sick ezily... etc. and grow up to be brats...

not saying tt i'll be a better parent when my turn comes, just... relax lah, ur kids are hardier than you think. look how well you turned out...