big baby tom · eric catozzi · goanimate · man child · toddler obsession · barney fan · tantrums · hypocritical · absurd humor · adult baby
The buzzing fluorescent lights of Target glare down on a scene of pure chaos. A heavyset, balding young man in his twenties thrashes on the polished linoleum floor, screaming with the raw, piercing pitch of an enraged toddler. His family—Lucy, Eric, and Kaylee—stand frozen a few feet away, arms tightly folded, their faces etched with a deep, weary exasperation as they endure the spectacle.