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Intelligence

Of course they're intelligent. They're human. They have your genes! (If you call that intelligent) From the point she was born till some time back, she was just a baby. Of course she had a personality. She listened to us when she wanted to, and ignored us if she pleased. She danced more on some songs. Ate well when offered certain foods. She understood what we were telling her. She learnt words and started talking. Sense mixed with Gibberish. But she was still just a baby. There are milestones that you expect. Sprouting a tooth. First word. Walking. Eating on her own. There are times, however when parents are left looking at each other speechless. The daughter intelligent, the parents incapable of talking any sense. This was the scene. My daughter on my wife's lap, drinking milk from a bottle. We're about to go out and all are ready with a few last minute things to be done. Casually between conversation, my wife tells me that once baby's done drinking milk, ...