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Benjamin Spock

There are only two things a child will share willingly communicable diseases and its mother's age.

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Benjamin Spock is humorously pointing out that children often pass on contagious illnesses to others and also reveal how old their mother is. This means kids naturally spread germs and unintentionally share personal family details like their mom's age.

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