Pull My Finger

Flatulence is often a source of entertainment to small children and immature adults. One trick that I have been trying to teach my 16 month old daughter is to pull my finger to get me to fart. She gets the part of the game about pulling my finger, but does not seem amused by the ensuing fart sounds.

I have speculated as to the possible causes of this apparent indifference to what should be considered "funny". I have come to the conclusion that the reason that she does not think the farts funny is because she farts all the time herself. I cannot tell you how often that my wife has accused me of farting when in fact it is the baby.

What finally convinced me more than anything that my baby has a farting problem was a recent exchange that she and I had. I asked her to pull my finger which she did. I farted. No smile on her part. I said, "Do you want me to pull your finger?". Her response says it all.