Callie wanting “a baby”
When Callie wants to have a kid, she always says “I want a baby,” “I need to have a baby.” And when she’s trying to convince Arizona to change her mind, Callie tells her to close her eyes and imagine how a baby smells. As if the way a baby’s head smells should influence a life long, life-altering decision to bring another human being into the world.
It’s drives me crazy when potential parents obsess over the concept of a cute, infant baby, as if that baby won’t grow up into a child, and then a tween, and then a teenager, etc. How about “I want to be a mother” or “I want to raise a child” or “I want to have a big family.” Saying “I want to have a baby” isn’t a big deal once or twice, but in the script that’s the only thing she says about it and it’s annoying af. That’s so Callie, though. She over-romanticizes everything and has unrealistic expectations for what her life should look like. She rushes into things and acts impulsively and decisively without having all the info she needs.
(Im not a total Callie hater by any means. She adds a lot to the show.)