God bless you, Dr. Kevorkian (8 page)

studied motherless babies in London, all kinds of mothering or lack of it in

and then here in the

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U.S. of A.

She concluded, with impressive scientific proofs, that infants need a secure attachment to a mother figure at the beginning of life, if they are to thrive. Otherwise, they will be forever anxious. I wanted her to talk some about nature versus nurture, and also about the mothering I myself had received when a

that might not go

a long way toward explaining me.

But Dr.

was bubbling over with excitement over how her theories were confirmed in Heaven. Never mind all the honors she'd received from fellow psychologists on Earth. It turns out that there are nurseries and nursery schools and kindergartens in Heaven for people who died when they were babies. Volunteer surrogate mothers, or sometimes the babies'

actual mothers, if they're dead, bond like crazy with
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the little souls. Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle. Kiss, kiss, kiss. Don't cry, little baby. Your mommy loves you. Bet you have to burp. I'll bet that's the

Feel better? Time to go sleepy-bye. Goo, goo, goo. And the babies grow up to be angels. That's where angels come

This is Kurt

signing off in the lethal

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injection facility in Huntsville, Texas. Until the next time, goo goo goo and ta ta.

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