If she cuddles her 10-year-old boy when he is hurt, will she turn him into a wimp?

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One that laughs and jokes around, remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah, to get things off the ground.

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You know, Mei Xiang jumps up, grabs the baby and cuddles her again.

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More important are cuddles, library books and educational outings, which are cheap.

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Part of my childhood was spent on a farm where I lived in a sea of pets: horses and chickens, a half a dozen sturdy, mouse-killing cats, rabbits, one pig, and many, many dogs, Rumble and Tumble and Sam and Lucy and especially Cuddles, who did justice to his name.

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