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bite of wisdom shaken baby syndrome happens *Not for contest

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/4/2018 6:39:00 PM

Yes, I believe this probably happened long before the news coined a phrase for it. If men had been given a woman's maternal responsibility thru history, it would have happened even more (i'm just sayin') I really like this one

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 8/5/2018 11:53:00 AM

Tickling my feminist funnybone with that one ;) too true. Thank you Andrea! :) xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/3/2018 4:16:00 PM

Tragic sign of our times perhaps. Did it used to happen? (I don't know; I'm asking... Internet provided me no answers). ~ gw

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 8/3/2018 5:33:00 PM

This is my second poem on topic, I invite you to read my "Two Bags Of Seed" <3

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 8/3/2018 5:11:00 PM

Sure did sure does, weird you couldn't get National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome: leading cause of child abuse deaths in US, 13,000 cases a year, 25% fatality, mostly in babies under 6 months, mostly from frustration or anger from crying. And you know more outside of statistics scope. I wouldn't say sign of times, sign of a lot of things or lack of... xomo