…thanks to Ragtag Daily Prompts for today’s prompt….coddle https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/rdp-monday-coddle/

coddle

verb cod·​dle ˈkä-dᵊl  coddled; coddling

1: to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point (coddled the eggs for the Caesar salad)

2: to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : PAMPER (accused the court of coddling criminals)