An only child toddler usually gets a lot of attention from his parents, and when he goes to a family gathering or something, he expects that the other adults should naturally pay attention to him, but the adults leave him alone and talk among themselves, which makes him uncomfortable.
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relevance - The average time available to others is less than one second.
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