Why is Psychobaby Always Offended?

It's okay. It's just her default face.

One day, I was sitting down in a classroom and a classmate walked up to me and said, "Are you okay?" I said, "yeah, why?" I sat up straighter. The classmate said, "you look so puzzled." I relaxed and said, "oh, that's just my default face." A default face is an expression that your face naturally reverts to when nothing is going on. So when my mind is drifting and I am sitting alone, you might see my mouth hanging open, my eyebrows knit together, and my eyes glazed over. That's just my default face. 

Babies have default faces too. If you're lucky, you'll get a baby with a cute default face. Maybe their eyes are bugged open and their mouth is gaping. Good for you. Maybe their lips are perpetually curled into a toothless smile. Good for you again. But if you are like me, your baby has a more peculiar default face. Psychobaby's face is always offended. 

It took me awhile to come to grips with this because as I went on with my day to day life and Baby would look at me with that accusatory glare, I'd think: what did I do? Am I a bad mom? But then it dawned on me that it was just a default face and I could relax. 

Here is a sample of her offended default face:

"How dare you look at me."

"How dare you disgrace me with this bow."

"How dare you give me a Christmas present."

"How dare you take me on a hike. I'll make you pay later."