My 12-year-old son died after holding his breath because I didn’t give him an Optimus...?

You’ve obviously never been a parent. You also don’t understand how the body works. If a child holds their breath long enough (most can’t), they will pass out. Once they’ve passed out, they wi…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [My 12-year-old son died after holding his breath because I didn’t give him an Optimus Prime toy for his birthday. What should I do next?]( Franco Piccione • [Answered August 11]( [You’ve obviously never been a parent. You also don’t understand how the body works. If a child holds their breath long enough (most can’t), they will pass out. Once they’ve p... Read more » [Upvote] 10.9K [Comment] 1K](   [Is Blackpink Lisa Koreanfishing?]( Alice Lee, Student • [Updated January 20, 2022]( [Imagine someone working 24/7 in another country being only 25 years old & doing stuff that 60% of 25yo can't do, dancing, singing, improving her own country & South Korea's... 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If it is such good a country, why don't people stay?]( Minnie Carter • [Answered February 16, 2018]( [I spent five years of my adult life in Japan. Around January of my last year, I formed an escape plan and moved back to the US. There were two big reasons for me. One was t... Read more » [Upvote] 2.9K [Comment] 288](   [I got my IQ tested professionally 5 times and got the following results: 137, 157, 168, 170, and 188. I range from gifted to extreme genius. Why does it vary so much?]( Fabio Braga, lives in Adelaide, Australia (2008-present) • [Answered June 2]( [You would know whether or not you have high IQ. People with IQs on the normal distribution (85–105) don’t know because most other people are the same, and people with lower... 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