Missing-Baby Syndrome
Sunday, March 06, 2005
I saw the strangest thing at the local cafe while i was studying - it reminded me of a sci-fi horror where body snatcher come and take people.
In this case, they would just take babies. What i saw was the scene below: a stroller with a baby-shaped shell of fabric implying where a baby should be. Missing Baby Syndrome (MBS). It’s similar to Shaken Baby Syndrome except that you don’t shake the baby in MBS. In fact, in MBS, you don’t even touch the baby because...well, it’s missing. I suppose that, when it comes down to it, there is absolutely no similarity between MBS and Shaken Baby Syndrome. Oh well. In any case, all that’s left of your child is a carcas of synthetic fibers in the shape of the little toddler as if an alien had snuck up behind the baby, placed fangs into the tot, and just sucked out the essence of the child but did it so quickly that the clothing hasn’t yet registered that anything is missing.
Ok, so maybe i’m more pe-khoo-liar than MBS because noticing this kind of stuff. Anyway, protect your babies. You never know when aliens will strike. They’re very sneaky.
YES, NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION, er i mean ALIEN INVASION.
Posted by Ryan Moore on 03/09 at 10:05 AM