Bounce and wiggle all around,Just move your body to the sound!This feeling that just can’t be
Bounce and wiggle all around,Just move your body to the sound!This feeling that just can’t be beat,Come on, now! Get on your feet!Flap your arms! Clap your hands!Sit back down! Then up we stand!Get up and do the baby dance!Yeah, get up and do the baby dance!The overgrown toddler watched the cartoon monkey singing at him on the screen. Commanding him. He gulped.On the one hand, he couldn’t believe he was feeling so nervous because of a simple baby show. On the other, his butt was still sore from not singing along with the Word Party animals yesterday.There really wasn’t much of a choice. It was either stand up and do the…ugh, the “baby dance”, or take another trip over daddy’s lap while yesterday’s lesson was still fresh on his mind. He eyed the cold, uncaring lens of the baby monitor in the corner of the room, sulking as it recorded his every move.It didn’t matter how dumb he’d feel shaking around like he didn’t know any better ways to dance. It didn’t matter that he was an adult being ordered about by a cartoon character meant for actual toddlers. It didn’t matter that the stupid dance would make his poopy diaper even more of a disaster.Daddy’s rule was clear. The baby show tells the baby what to do. And the baby does it.He clambered up to his feet, toes sinking gently into the soft playmat’s surface, and began to bounce and shake as he was directed. Flapping and clapping as the burning heat of shame remained steady across his cheeks.The worst part wasn’t the embarrassing dance. It wasn’t the spanking he’d get if he disobeyed, or even the gross squish that came with each “Sit back down!”. The worst part was that every so often he’d catch himself absently sucking on the pacifier lodged in his mouth and giggling a bit with every wiggle and hop.The worst part was that he was starting to have fun. -- source link