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‘I’m a Big Baby!’

You're not keeping your baby safe.

Heather Havrilesky
Jul 07, 2025
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Dream (1974), Jane Graverol

Hi Polly!

I'm a big baby, and I know that. I'm a baby in lots of ways: I'm literally young and I have the world around and in front of me. I'm scared of the world around and in front of me. I have big feelings and — I'd like to think — an even bigger heart. I let myself be ruled by my big feelings. This isn't really what I want…

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