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   Peter Moylan to Janet   
   Re: Word of the day: ?Papoose?   
   02 Sep 24 23:57:48   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 02/09/24 20:56, Janet wrote:   
      
   > Binding or swaddling babies, exists in many other cultures.   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaddling   
   >   
   > My (midwife) mother firmly swaddled all her babies( as did her   
   > mother, and so did I).  Mary did the same to Jesus.   
      
   When I look at the chaos caused by my wife's one-year-old grandson, I am   
   firmly in favour of swaddling.   
      
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   Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org   
   Newcastle, NSW   
      
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