My daughter is now nearly six weeks old. Like any well-adjusted, mature little person, she has developed a set of desires and preferences, both positive and negative. Here are some of hers.

My daughter likes:

• Food.
• Mom.
• More food.
• Coltrane.
• The BBC World Service News podcast.
• Making faces.
• Having her hands on her face All. The. Time.
• Additional food.
• The story of King Hezekiah, 13th King of Judah.
• Being in her carseat.
• Holding hands during story time.
• Still yet more food.

My daughter dislikes:

• Sleeping quietly. She prefers to coo and gurgle and sometimes yell out NYSE buy/sell orders in her sleep.
• Not eating.
• Having her hands removed from her mouth so she can eat.
• Sleeping anytime her parents are just sitting down to a meal or to watch a show on Netflix.
• Baths.
• The assault of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian forces on rebel-held areas of Syria, particularly the bombing of hospitals in eastern Aleppo.
• Not eating. (Not a repeat.)
• Sitting still for pictures.
• The Star Wars prequels. (She likes The Force Awakens despite Dad explaining that it’s totally a rip-off of A New Hope.)
• Anytime Mom and Dad don’t bring the food Right. This. Minute.

Next time: My daughter critiques modern art and starts an organic diaper co-operative.