The Mandalorian’s Instructions to the Babysitter

Some things to keep in mind when watching Baby Yoda

Julie Vick
Frazzled
Published in
3 min readDec 26, 2019

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Image by Felix Hu from Pixabay

Dear Stranger Who I Have Entrusted With Watching Baby Yoda:

Thank you for agreeing to watch the young one. As you can see, he is an exceptionally charming child, but you must not let those big brown eyes talk you into letting him get away with everything.

First, you should know that Baby Yoda is a bit of a challenging eater. I know that Happiest Baby in the Galaxy recommends children eat pureed foods at this age, but he mostly prefers raw, live frogs. Do not try to cook the frogs or blend them into a Ferroan spinach smoothie because he will just levitate the blender and smash it against the wall.

You should also try to keep him on a strict nap schedule — I have attempted a more relaxed approach in the past, but that just led to us both being up all night. Don’t let him fool you into thinking he needs you to rock him to sleep either — he is completely capable of rocking the cradle himself, and I strive to put him to bed “drowsy but awake.” If you are really having trouble getting him to settle down, just blend up a superfood smoothie — the effort involved in destroying it should wear him out.

Baby Yoda is attracted to shiny things and is in a phase where he puts everything in…

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Julie Vick
Frazzled

Humor writer and snack-getter. Newsletter with funny stuff and writing tips at: https://julievick.substack.com/