{"id":1612,"date":"2011-07-15T11:38:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T15:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:20:04","slug":"the-papa-whisperer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/the-papa-whisperer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Papa Whisperer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it&#8217;s difficult to be a toddler. You have short legs, you have limited funds, and you have trouble making your way through crowds on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/agrass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/agrass.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/agrass.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/agrass-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s difficult to find good help.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Perhaps my lazy father is right,&#8221; thought Abby. I had considered this very Papa project last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jbeach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jbeach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1614\" title=\"jbeach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jbeach.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jbeach-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jbeach-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim was difficult to control at first. Abby had quite a bit of trouble steering him by his hat, and she nearly toppled off several Marblehead sidewalks and piers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jdock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jdock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1615\" title=\"jdock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jdock.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jdock-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jdock-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within a month, however, Jim was quite broken, and Abby could easily maneuver him (by two baby hands full of endangered Papa hair) from ice cream shop to toy shop as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1616\" title=\"jice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jice.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jice-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moorezilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/jice-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s difficult to be a toddler. You have short legs, you have limited funds, and you have trouble making your way through crowds on your own. &#8220;Perhaps my lazy father is right,&#8221; thought Abby. I had considered this very Papa project last summer. Jim was difficult to control at first. 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