Seriously, it's just a phase

photo by Alberto Ramirez

It's a 2-year-old, not a demon

The mom of a 2-year-old Malaysian girl who died during an exorcism — her own —was an "alternative medical practitioner," which leads me to wonder what else she tried on her sweet little toddler who was suffering through the terrible 2s. I can't imagine what she ordered for her girl before she and her family decide to try and exorcise it out of her. The exorcism failed and produced much more dire results than meditation and chamomile supplements.

This little girl must have had a huge demon in her, because it took seven adults to pin her down during the ritual. By the time authorities were alerted and she was pulled from under the pig pile she was already dead.

If they had only been a little more patient, the evil 2 ("I DO IT") would have passed and the better 3 ("YOU DO IT") would have arrived. It is sad to think an entire family could rally behind a plan like this, and a little unbelievable that an engineer and (almost) doctor could think this was a good idea.

Magic is not real folks, but the probability of 700 to 1000 pounds of adults being able to crush a 25-pound baby girl to death is. No "demon baby" turns into literal cement when confronted.

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