When I am not paying attention to my children, they appear to desperately need it. When I am giving them my full attention, they seem just as happy t… - Sarah Ruhl

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When I am not paying attention to my children, they appear to desperately need it. When I am giving them my full attention, they seem just as happy to play by themselves. It is as though they need to be certain of my attention in order to play their own games and ignore me.

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