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yonder

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7. heh, heh, same here!

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 01:56 AM

Jun 2018

I can probably count on both hands the times I've eaten marshmallows, campfire or not. They're disgusting IMO, kind of like those Easter things, Peeps. I get the willies just thinking about it.

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Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test [View all] gollygee Jun 2018 OP

"Experience tends to tell them that adults have the resources and financial stability to keep ... uponit7771 Jun 2018 #1

And does it control for a child's lack of interest in marshmallows? pnwmom Jun 2018 #2

heh, heh, same here! yonder Jun 2018 #7

so true. tho fire roasted well done is bearable. bissinger makes almost good eggs. pansypoo53219 Jun 2018 #11

Presumably that trait's randomly distributed. Igel Jun 2018 #13

A bet most kids who went on to business "success," ate it knowing they could steal some more. Hoyt Jun 2018 #3

Marshmallows are no big deal for a rich kid. ThoughtCriminal Jun 2018 #4

This goes directly to my first thought on the subject Sentath Jun 2018 #5

yep, always my first thought as well. This seems so obvious that it had to take JCanete Jun 2018 #8

While The Atlantic seemed to suggest this Igel Jun 2018 #14

I don't think this experiment proves much of anything. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #6

I think first they should have offered a child a choice of several edibles. pnwmom Jun 2018 #9

Do we know what else the kids were given to do in those 15 minutes? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #10

It could also be to do with subjects' trust of the experimenters. Denzil_DC Jun 2018 #12