I M Living My Baby Dialectical Journal

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"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be."
Page 1-28. This story is a lullaby about a little boy growing up. When the baby was alseep she rocked him and sang to him. The theme of the book is that no matter how old he is or what he does, the mother will love her child and he will always be her baby.
" He grew and he grew until he was 2 " he was messing with everything page 2. " Pulled all the food out of the refrigerator, pulled the books off the shelves". (page number) 2 " This kid is driving me crazy " 2. 2 is around some kids talk and walk and are able to mess with anything.
He's just a kid and doesn't know any better. The mom still loves him no matter what he does.
She will teach him how to act.
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His mother wanted to sell him to a zoo(page 7). He never wanted to take a bath(page 7). She said "he is bad when he's 9 years old and he never wanted to eat dinner never wanted to come in . No matter what a child does, mom's will love them unconditionally.
He got older and moved out and had his own kid then he sings and rocks his baby back an forth like his mom did him as a little kid. This shows that he thought his mom rocking and singing to him was comforting and loving. He wants to express that to his own kid. This was a fond memory for him." He picked her up and rocked her back and forth and sang to her" "I'll love you

forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be " (page 27-28). It is like a tradition. He must love his child.
The theme of the book demonstrates that no matter what happens, the mom will always be

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