A New Metaphor in Chez Squeaker and Muffin

Yesterday, I was on the phone with lcmlc when Squeaker suddenly went from playing happily to expressing great upset. mabfan wondered aloud what was wrong with Squeaker, and I said, "Maybe it's existential angst." Squeaker continued to express her displeasure, so mabfan picked up Squeaker. There was a pause. "The angst is more than existential," he said, walking to the diaper table.

Turns out the girl was quite existential. As was her sister a bit later. "I need more wipes," mabfan said. "There's quite a lot of existentialism on this baby."