So, last night, Zappo and I went out to dinner, and we brought Aaron along. The restaurant was a steak/salad bar place not far from where I live.
Now, Aaron likes people-watching. It’s his hobby. And he’s a pretty personable baby; he seems to like just about everyone. He is especially partial to women, especially younger women. What man isn’t?
Now, pay attention to Aaron’s technique, because it gets him all the feminine attention he can handle, and then some.
First, he makes eye contact. Then, he smiles somewhat shyly, while still maintaining eye contact. The shy smile turns into a coy smile. The coy smile turns into a fifty-thousand watt smile guaranteed to melt the heart of a W.C. Fields.
It never fails. Last night, though, he was in Guy Heaven.
At the table behind us was a group of teenage girls. They were attractive in a teenage sort of way. In other words, Aaron’s target audience. The scene was set.
So, he turned on his baby wiles. And it worked. He loved it. You could just imagine him saying, “Hey, baby. How YOU doin’? Your crib or mine? ;).” The girls couldn’t get enough of him.
Strangely enough, he does prefer younger women. He’s never done this with a man, and he behaves differently around older women. He’s gonna get the girls when he grows up, that’s for sure.
My little brother (6 years old now) would do that same kind of thing all the time. Once he learned how to talk, he would strike up a conversation with any reasonably attractive girl/woman who would look at him. One time in particular he was at a restaurant, and a young couple were seated at the booth behind him. He kept making eyes at the girl, who smiled back (the guy she was with was looking at him, too, but no attention was paid to the guy). So, when the girl smiled, he said, “What’s your name??” in a coy kind of way. The guy started to say something like “Hey, my name’s S. . .” before he was cut off. My brother glances at him and says very sharply, “I wasn’t talking to you!” Then he looks back at the girl and smiles, waiting for his answer. I think they had a short little conversation before my parents pried him away.
I was goo-goo eyeing and waving with this adorable 2(ish) year old one time when his mom asked him, “Are you flirtingwith her?” The tyke turned it to his advantage, tipping his head and smiling coyly, “Nooooooooo…”
Mom and I laughed hysterically for about a minute.
My middle son, Ethan (8 yrs), has the same charm, i think. his strategy is simple- he ignores every girl he meets, or tells them that he just wants to be their friend. i’ve visited his class and was impressed at the number of longing stares directed at him.
when he was in 1st grade, his teacher took my wife aside and said ‘my classroom is the love boat, and your son is the captain.’
that’s my boy!
my oldest, Ty…well…his strategy is more like ‘spastic assmonkey on crack’…he doesn’t do so well.
this is not a recipe for good feelings in my house.
When I waited tables, this couple used to bring their (about 2-year-old) son in for dinner. I and one other waitress were his favorites; whenever one of us would walk by, he’d yell, “Hey there, Baby!”
Finally, his mother confessed that he does this at most restaurants, usually with one or two waitresses. She told me he’d stop if I gave him a kiss.
It worked.
Funniest kid I ever met.
Hmmm, wonder how old he is now . . .
And what’s up with Aaron, I mean, like, is he seeing anyone right now?
There was one kid whose family frequented a place I used to work at, and he had the same way with the girls. He was maybe about 4 years old, and was the cutest blond, blue-eyed kid!
At one point he was trying to learn our names, and when he asked mine, and I answered “Erika” he said “Erika! My, that;s a lovely name!”
Oh, and did I mention that this kid had an Irish accent?
I love it! While neither of my boys are flirters, we lived next to a boy in TX that was world champion. He was just under a year old and he would gradually smile this really flirty smile and the (I swear to God) bat his eyelashes! It was irrisistable.
I’ve met Baby Doors in person. I’ve been on the receiving end of that technique. And I’m telling you, the only male that’s ever charmed me more quickly is my own son.
Holy Toledo, can Baby Doors ever work a room! I had dinner with **Zappo, MsRobyn, Airman Doors, ** and the baby at Hooters. Hooters, mind you. The place was packed. Lots of other kids there that night too, in fact. But I think every single waitress in the restaurant stopped to see Aaron. And he loved every minute of it.
Maybe he’ll start liking older women someday. Then I can hook him up with my daughter.
Kidcat is like that with the boys. She does they coy smile and demure head turn and all that. Once the boys are won over, she then goes through her routine of party tricks- raising her hand shigh to show everyone how big she is, clapping and waving, then gives daddy a high-5.
Let me tell you about my son, Halford, the Human Eel[sup]TM[/sup]. He’s older, but talk about a babe-magnet! We’ve always said chicks dig him, and it’s not flirting with grannys or mom-types, either. It’s girls his own age.
Little girls are simply fascinated with him. His mother and I have both noticed that when we’re in a place like Burger King or somewhere kids are likely to be, little girls just stare at him.
Being nine, he completely ignores them (although in five years or so, he’ll probably be glad for their attention). But they are drawn to him like moths to a flame. And it’s totally unconscious on his part. He doesn’t actually do anything to promote this fascination and attention.
I think it’s his eyelashes. They’re long and thick and curly. He has incredible eyelashes.
