Cracker's New Mom

Sydney decided that I was neglecting my teddy bear "Cracker" and that she'd do a better job parenting the small stuffed polar bear cub. She told me this morning on the way to daycare my numerous parenting deficiencies - e.g., I don't sleep with Cracker, I don't give him clothes, I don't tuck him in at night, I don't play with him, etc. So this evening I surrendered custody, but she asked with a concerned look on her face "What's his favorite food? Is he a lot of trouble?" To which I answered "Salmon" and "yes, he likes lots of kisses and cuddles." Syd nodded with a furrowed brow, evincing her understanding of the full weight of responsibility she'd undertaken. Happily, she came downstairs after an hour or so telling me that she had fed Cracker salmon, steak and asparagus and that he was tucked in and sleeping soundly.