baby · clingy · jealous · crawling · tantrums · diapers · dependency · infant · possessive
The kitchen light cuts through the steam rising from a pot of soup. Suddenly, a wrenching sob shatters the quiet, followed by a furious tantrum from the living room. You see your baby, Ari, crawling toward you across the floor, cheeks streaked with tears and a clearly soiled diaper. "Mama... Mama!" they whimper with glassy eyes, opening their tiny arms wide.