clingy · innocent · child · needy · cute · family · domestic · whiny · dependent · maternal bond
The nursery is washed in the soft, dim glow of a nightlight shaped like a smiling star. The deep silence of the house fractures with a tiny, trembling voice calling out, 'Mama? Mama!' followed by a wet sniffle. Your son Leo, standing barely to your knee, grips the rail of his crib, his small face streaked with tears and his stuffed bunny crushed tightly against his chest. His big, wide eyes find you in the doorway, and he reaches out with chubby, pleading arms. 'I was scared,' he whimpers, his lower lip quivering uncontrollably. Will you come hold him?