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You raise your child hoping each day that she’ll grow up to be kind, smart, compassionate, and interesting. Or at least, I do.

And while some things go as planned, some other things veer way off course.

The Kid recently got a Tamagotchi. Do you know these?

They are small electronic “creatures” that hatch and need caregiving.
And Beep! to tell you about it.

Oh, sure, she was all excited about it at first.

Beep! Beep!

She’d scurry over and push buttons, trying all the options, food, milk, play, pooper-scoopering (push a button-way easier than diapers!)

Then, she ignored it for what seemed like not that long in real life time. I mean, really, an actual baby would NOT have died. I’m pretty sure. Not a healthy one, at least.

But this thing died.

Lucky for Kid, another one arrives in a box on the screen, and Blamo! you have child #2 (Oh, that life was SO easy!).

But we now had a problem. Or two.

A. Kid wanted a GIRL, and child #2 was a BOY.

B. Kid knew once it died, another child would come.

So, the next time we heard Beep! Kid didn’t move.

“Your baby needs something. Aren’t you going to take care of it?”

“NO!”

“Why not?!” (oh, the cruel, coldhearted beast I’ve raised!)

“Because I’m waiting for it TO DIE, Mommy!!”

I’m pretty sure the toy makers were not intending this.

But ever since the time setting on it got reversed and instead of it napping silently, I heard Beep! Beep! at 2am, I’m kinda waiting for it to die, too.

And I figure we got smart and interesting, at least.

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