Crying game

Why do babies cry? Well, grand-mothers always know, of course. With a disapproving click of the tongue, they'll say: 'That baby's hungry. I can tell a hungry baby cry anywhere.' Or: 'That baby needs changing.'

That the baby has just been fed and changed makes no difference, and only leads to more tongue-clicking and head-shaking. They know.

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