Baby Face, Vicious Heart

Summary

Anna is twenty-six years old, yet she insists on referring to herself as "Baby."

She calls my boyfriend "Daddy" and refers to my future mother-in-law as "Nana."

"Baby wants the pink Barbie doll. Daddy needs to buy it for me."

"Baby wants dinosaur chicken nuggets. Nana needs to make them for me."

My boyfriend's entire family coddles her. Whatever she wants, she gets.

Until the day she threw a tantrum about wanting to celebrate Children's Day.

My boyfriend agreed without missing a beat, then turned to comfort me.

"You know Anna has that Little Girl Syndrome. Don't overthink it."