Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Torturing the Daddy














In this instance, it is perhaps best to begin with a photo. Out of context, it makes no sense whatsoever really. There are, of course, some interesting elements in the photo: you can see Lautje's expanding collection of teeth, as well as that the Daddy doesn't clean his windowsill very often. But all in all, the moment captured needs some clarification to be fully understood. Luckily, video exists of a similar moment...
As can be seen in the video, one of Lautje's favorite games is falling on top of the Daddy. Earlier, it simply involved falling from his knees onto the Daddy's stomach, but now that he can stand (and really punish the Daddy), Lautje enjoys it even more. Needless to say, whatever secondhand enjoyment the Daddy gets by making his son happy is offset by sore stomach muscles and the occasional misplaced knee or elbow... In any event, photography simply can't do justice to Lautje's Daddy-torturing exploits.