Big Mario Life: The Parenting Instinct

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posted on: 10.04.2012

You guys... I'm reading this book called Marketing to Women right now and it's pretty fascinating. I'm learning a lot about marketing to women (obvi) but also a lot about why I do the things I do, too. I'm only about 1/4 of the way through but the first section details the biological differences between men & women then goes on to explain how those biological differences lead to behavioral differences that influence women's purchasing choices. Pretty interesting stuff, right?

Well, a few days ago, I came across this little gem discussing the effects of progesterone in a woman's body and when its released:

"When a woman sees any "releaser shape," something with short stubby arms and legs, a round plump torso, an oversized head, and large eyes ... progesterone is released and the parenting instinct is triggered."

Anything with that shape triggers that parenting instinct! Not just your baby or babies in general ... anything! How crazy is that??

And then it dawned on me. I am biologically predisposed to treat Molly like she's my child. I mean, that description basically sums up a guinea pig perfectly, doesn't it? Finally, my ooh'ing and ah'ing over her is justified ... by science. Bam.

14 Comments:

Janette said...: Oh my gosh! It all makes sense now! And yes, Molly totally fits that build.. She's a cutie! I want to squeeze her!!

♥Janette
http://janettethejongleur.blogspot.com; October 4, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Cara said...: Hilarious! It all makes sense now!; October 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Brynn {chartreuse and a twist} said...: so funny!!! major ah-ha moment :) XO brynn; October 4, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Alexa said...: Oh My Gosh. Duh. Also she is so stinking cute, she needs babying and lots of smooches.; October 4, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Mademoiselle Poirot said...: And there was me thinking the 'releaser shape' had a high heel, butter soft leather and a pretty strap... :-D

Molly made sense anyway, but now there's a scientific explanation, I guess you can always blame nature for spoiling her rotten! Have a lovely evening xo; October 4, 2012 at 12:19 PM
christin said...: Obviously!; October 4, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Ana said...: That's too funny. It does make sense though!; October 4, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Xixia said...: Hahah, the baby effect! It also makes me think of how studies have proven we just find people with baby-ish features to be more attractive. XD
And oh, your photography site is gorgeous!

X i x i a ❥ thisisxixia.com; October 4, 2012 at 6:13 PM
colleen said...: that is crazy! marketing classes at grad school always fascinated me - we think it's so easy but all the thought and science behind it is really mind boggling.; October 4, 2012 at 7:45 PM
amy b.s. said...: awesome. i love this post! and stuff like that is so interesting!; October 5, 2012 at 7:13 AM
rooth said...: Hahaha... awww. Stubby limbs and a round torso. Sounds like some men I know as well :); October 5, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Ashley said...: Crazy! You have no choice but to treat Molly like your little cuddly baby. (:

I think that Marketing to Women book would be fascinating to read... I love learning about why people do the things they do.; October 5, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Holly said...: That sounds like a really interesting book! Although really, with a furry friend that cute, who NEEDS a scientific reason to treat her like a child!?; October 6, 2012 at 5:23 PM
shopgirl said...: That makes so much sense!

p.s. I missed Molly during my hiatus! :-)); November 27, 2012 at 3:55 AM