…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)
Mama Cormier 