Tom began screaming, and I wondered if the baby's soft brain was, in this moment, changing shape in response to the violent stimuli. I tried to intellectualize the noise to protect the baby's psyche. I whispered: Isn't that interesting to hear a man scream? Doesn't that challenge our stereotypes of what men can do? And then I tried, Shhhhhhhhh. Miranda July
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When Tom begins screaming, the perception of the baby’s mind is challenged, but it has no effect on the baby. The baby’s mind is not affected by the noise because it is not yet affected by language. It does not have a way to think about what Tom is doing.

Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You

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