Teaching babies to communicate through lies and deception
Babies, once they are born, are thrust into a world which has a lot of experience in lies. This new world also teaches them about different senses. New smells are now available (to which they will contribute 😂), touching everything and being touched is now part of the game, tasting anything is also trendy, and even sounds are no longer just duppa-doopa and classical music (the Mozart Effect—which is listening to classical music 🎻during pregnancy cannot be proven, or disproven for that matter, for practical reasons). Above all though, oxygen now gives babies👶🏽 the chance for communication and lies! And communicate they will…through crying! 😭
Independence is your birthday!
In essence, birth gives independence. Consequently, no longer is a baby dependent on its mother for homeostasis (finding balance from food 🍕, water, 💦 etc). Now, the baby needs to start taking care of itself to some degree because independence also means communication (and inevitably lies).
“And babies have a lot to say, but no easy way of saying it.“
Babies need to become responsible young humans really quickly. Mind you, a baby is not very responsible (don’t trust it with your milk🍼, it will just drink it) for it is still literally learning how to navigate the outside world. And the outside world is a tough place… for to start off with, the outside world really struggles to understand babbling which is technical speak for baby language.
Consequently, not being understood is really inconvenient, especially when you want to poop or pee all the time. Or even worse, if you want to eat.
And on top of that, you don’t know (as a baby) that you are not being understood.
“I’m guessing that babies think that they are just being ignored.“
Communication Lies and Experiments
So, what is a baby to do? And because sending a fax 📠 is out of the question (did anyone ever really know how to use one⁉️) all they are really left with is to experiment. And that’s what they do 🧪. They experiment by using gestures, sounds, eye movements, and wiggles to get their message across (wiggling their butts also gets them across the kitchen floor in order to break some eggs 🍳 and fill the room with flour—sorry mum 🙄).
When any of these things work in getting what they wanted, they just repeat it 🔁 . And voila! It’s there (even though they most likely don’t really know what they wanted, they did know what they felt). And it felt great getting what you wanted‼️
And the process is repeated 🔂.
Of course, while all of this is occurring, a baby starts growing. Growing skin, bones🩻, teeth🦷, brain, 🧠 pretty much anything that can expand, grows. More expansion means two things for a baby.
A need for more (of everything).
Learning (how to get everything).
So, how do babies learn to get everything they need?
Most of the stuff that babies need is out of reach and decided by others (parents, caretakers, wolves (if you’re from mythology, etc.).
The other stuff is copied through experimentation.
What babies do is they experiment to see what works and what doesn’t. But it’s not always so simple⚠️
“Crying definitely works in grabbing someone’s attention, so I’ll cry! Waaaaahhh.”
Versus
“Oh, no! My teeth are growing out and this really hurts!…Waaaaahhhh.”
It ends up gets pretty confusing for everyone involved! 🌏🪐
“Babies will cry to get a result, but also as a result!“
Communication and Lies, The Babble
Telling the difference is not always possible as baby books on Morality and Ethos have not yet be written in Babbling.
Babies are not really good when it comes to their morals because they will poop 💩 right after you’ve changed their diaper, and they’ll pee in your face and laugh. #babybullying
Eventually, most babies grow out of this, but not all, mind you.
Anyway, those that do, have learnt several important things that they will take with them as they grow from baby to toddler and early childhood.
And that is, that there are two ways to get what you want.
Ask for it: “Can I please (also) have that toy?” 🧸
Versus
Use all means possible to get that toy once your caregiver has said “No” by informing you that “I have no more money,” “Christmas 🎄 is just around the corner (it’s October), “You already have that,” or anything else which is most likely not true. #lie
For a baby, all means possible equals “Waaaaahhhh” in the supermarket, in the middle of the aisle, smacking the floor, and crying. You’re such a bad parent.
Which is all a lie, but socially acceptable for a baby’s moral standards at this age, and with this in mind, the caregiver (usually) gives in.
“And the growth of a manipulative mind is rewarded. It is spawned.“
And with it… (drumroll🥁)
…comes the beginning of being rewarded🏆 for getting what you wanted though a lie.
Consequently, lies are born as a tool for communication.
