The Importance Of Having To Carry A Cough Baby

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Overall, having to carry a flour baby around for a week was stressful, bout no anywhere as stressful as carrying a real baby. It was fun to get a glimpse of what motherhood is like, but at this point I am nowhere ready. Many people don’t think about the problems you will encounter when having a child, and I really think this project put those problems into perspective. The best part of this experience was getting a feel for what motherhood is like. Even though carrying a flour sack baby around for a week is nowhere near actual parenting for a lifetime, it gives you a good sense of what it's like. The worst part of this experience was having to protect the safekeeping of the flour sack. Like a real baby, the flour sack must be watched at

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