From toddler dance-offs to 24G needles, some things stay the same – peer pressure

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From toddler dance-offs to 24G needles, some things stay the same – peer pressure

13 March 2019

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 13 March 2019, 04:00 AM

Toddlerhood is a difficult time in life, apparently, with a lot of peer group pressure to

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