also, i know i'm going to hell anyway so let me just say it. i feel sorry for slurpi, but it's also mixed with a lot of disgust for the child. like, i wish someone would scoop her up and put in her a loving, responsible foster home. but i also think, if i ran into her on the street, i'd have to suppress the irrational and indefensible urge to smack her a good one and discipline her right there. and take her bottle and throw it in the trash in front of her while i wag my finger.