Bath time on planet Hoth
After every bath we give my son, we immediately wrap him in a bath towel that looks like a bear. It’s almost more of an outfit than just a towel; it has a hood with ears that covers his damp little head, and has arms with little paws on the end. It snaps shut in the front to keep him warm and he basically looks like he is wearing a fluffy little bear skin.
And, when I place my son in this outfit after every bath, I inevitably think of one particular scene in The Empire Strikes Back on the icy planet Hoth. If you’ve seen the movie, you know the scene; Han Solo cuts open a tauntaun and shoves Luke Skywalker inside the carcass of the snow lizard to keep him warm. That’s what I picture whenever I towel off my son, and frankly it makes bath time a little more fun for daddy.
- photo by Bill Fezzie
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4 opinions for Bath time on planet Hoth
Pete Aldin
Mar 5, 2008 at 4:17 am
I’m sure it doesn’t smell as bad as the gutted tauntaun obviously did. Great scene and great analogy!
Ashley
Mar 7, 2008 at 10:51 am
Hilarious! Sweet picture.
Hevel
Mar 8, 2008 at 5:59 am
Had the best laugh in a long time!
My kids, who were exposed to Star Wars early, reenacted that scene with their cousins. There went my favourite giant feather pillow!
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