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		dinkumthinkum on Dec 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happens when babies are left to cry it out? I wonder if many people realize mortality rates were much, much higher in antiquity and prehistoric times.

rpcorb on Dec 30, 2022 [–]

For what reasons, though. Mostly disease. Irrelevant.

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