I kind of want to add them to all manner of photos, and then start a theory that they are the ones pulling the strings, and not just in shampoo commercials. A couple on the grassy knoll, another one standing behind some politician as he gives a speech, several behind the Pope. You get the picture.

I'm embarrassed to say that in both the still and the gif I find them pretty unsettling. Heading toward terrifying, tbh.

Strange, I have quite a lot of old VHS tapes that were never particularly well cared for and while there's usually some tracking artifacts at the beginning of each tape and at episode breaks if there was a horizontal bar of distortion going down the screen every 10 seconds for the entire tape I'd throw the tape away.

I just don't understand the intent. The artist says they chose princesses because that's who the target is attracted to, which means that the target is small children, who-

I'm betting Disney will be super-okay with this.

It's called a safety check. No one is getting arrested. Schools do this, too, if they have any concerns about the safety of a child. The point of the visit is not to get anyone in trouble but to simply make sure that someone is looking in on a child in case their caregivers are incapacitated or asleep at the wheel.

My Dad was delivered at home in 1941, by a retired Doctor that had be pressed into service because the regular Doctor had enlisted. Retired Doctor broke my Dad's shoulder during the delivery and didn't tell anyone.

I knew a couple girls in high school whose younger siblings just didn't have birth certificates because they'd been born at home. Their parents lived on some sort of hippie commune, and didn't seem to think their kids would ever need to, you know, enroll in school or get a driver's license or vote or whatever. It's…

Because we want to make sure your baby isn't seriously dehydrated or permanently disabled from kernicterus? Yeah, we're real assholes.

Yes, because its still important. Luckily things are usually ok, that's why its benign. But its important that you follow up with the pediatrician. Because many babies lose significant weight in their first week of like, and can have jaundice that is so bad it causes lifelong disability. So its important to follow up…

Yeah, its not like calling for a noise violation - its more so someone can go to the house and make sure everybody's ok and make sure we get a pair of eyes on the baby. Lots of baby's lose weight, get dehydrated, or severely jaundiced in the first week of life - people sometimes don't realize how important that first…

Just re-read what you wrote.

Scariest thing is that the WORST offenders are totally medical staff. My supervising neonatology fellow never brought his baby in for his first visit because HE'S a neonatologist, so he would know if anything's wrong.

Keep commenting! People need to know this shit. It's also important to check weight. I breastfed my baby for a few days post-partum and he seemed just fine and was wetting an average number of diapers; but my milk never came in much at all and he wasn't getting anywhere near enough. He was dehydrated and lost like 30%…

If you had your baby in the hospital, there may have been a lady who comes in to talk to you about post-partum depression - at my hospital that was the same social worker. Its actually a nice way of coordinating mother and infant care. Everyone here seems very upset about this system, buts its really a safety net,…

Sigh. Its important - sorry if its hassling - its to prevent babies from dying or being permanently disabled from kernicterus.

Overwhelmed new parents.

Ugh, its a call from a social worker first, then if we can't get in touch with anyone, the police go to the house. Ya know, to make sure everyone's ok.

Yeah. The focus of this article oughta be less "crazy kook vegan" and "yay awesome pediatrician who deserves recognition for saving a life".

Good work, pediatrician. For such a young baby, another day of dehydration can be very serious. I'm glad someone was looking out for that baby.