Mau, anyone?

When I was in high school I learned to play a card game named Mau. It had some simple rules, some rules that followed an odd kind of logic, and some arbitrary rules. The REAL trick to the game was that you weren't told all the rules when you began playing; you had to learn them by yourself. The last few nights have reminded me of playing Mau. Taking care of Paige and keeping her happy is a learn-as-you-go kind of experience. And of course, she has very few methods of communicating her rules to us. There are easy, no-brainer rules, like:

"check my diaper" and "see if I'm hungry"

There are the logical-if-you-think-long enough:

"I don't like bright lights" or "small things lose heat fast--I'm freezing"

Then there are the completely arbitrary things:

"I will eat, sleep, wake up, and dirty my diaper when and wherever I so choose!" and "I'm fussy and upset, but you'll never guess why!"

So far, I think she's winning.