Q: I had an argument with a woman at the park who said my beautiful baby looked like a corgi. Did I overreact? C.M., Newport, NSW

Photo: Illustration by Simon Letch

A: All parents think their babies are beautiful. It’s hardwired into us, just in case our baby is actually hideous and we’re tempted to throw the kid out in the hard rubbish, along with a broken office chair and a rusty barbecue held together with nothing but chipolata fat. So I don’t mean to start another argument with you, but maybe your baby does look a bit corgi-ish and you just can’t see it.

It’s not such a terrible comparison: corgis have cute, baby-like bodies and stumpy, baby-like limbs and adorable, baby-like, fangy, furry fox faces.…