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Babies Had To Learn To Be Selfish

Babies Had to Learn to Be Selfish Self preservation Toddlers feeding themselves Hoarding food For parents are glued to I-pads and TV sets Computer screens are taking their attention They do not eat themselves, Do not realize toddlers need food Let alone attention which they resent giving to them Babies were supposed to be babies always Not growing up and learning to walk Not developing appetites Not taking all of this time So babies had to learn to be selfish Selfishly hiding the crackers, before they were all eaten Selfishly putting their juice sippy cups into low places So they could get them out when they got thirsty Because parents are busy with their flat screens On their laps and in their walls Babies had to learn to be selfish for self-preservation And to survive

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Date: 5/20/2019 4:10:00 PM
Caren, what a sad situation...I never thought of this. Panagiota
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/21/2019 2:19:00 AM
Well, honey, think of it. I have seen it.

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