I’m a might concerned about the social and relational skills Button seems to be exhibiting. She’s an angel with people, so perhaps my concerns are mute, but watching her interact with her stuffed animals has me a bit disturbed at times.

I’ve mentioned before about the abusive, dominant relationship she has with Baby Tad.

She also has this Care Bear Monkey thing that she sleeps with at night. It’s her cuddly. It has this little tuft of hair on top (dude needs some Rogaine) that she loves to pet and stroke. While she’s going to sleep, she holds him and cuddles him and rubs his hair tuft all over her face.

Most of the time, she’s clutching him tightly to her chest. But sometimes Monkey misbehaves. We know this because she stomps around the crib holding him at arm’s length in front of her, with both hands firmly wrapped around his neck. She looks as though she’s giving him a firm reprimand in her mind.

If that doesn’t work, she gets all Michael Jackson on him and goes to the front of the crib to hang him over the edge, threatening to send him to his demise. If he needs some extra convincing, she’ll let go of his neck and dangle him by one arm, swinging him back and forth until he repents.

Invariably, Monkey pleads or does whatever is neccessary to appease her, so she pulls him back in and clutches him to her bossom, stroking his measly little tuft. Major catastrophe averted. Amends are made and he is her snuggle monkey once more. Maybe he’ll learn his lesson and behave next time.

Should I be worried? Do I have a potential spouse abuser on my hands?

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