Truer words. These are all children who didn't get enough attention from Mummy. How many kids did you remember growing up who would do anything for attention, good or bad. They are hideous for more shock value.

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This. We call them LAMs - LOOK AT ME… everything is done to garner attention. They were probably ignored or neglected in some way so they constantly crave attention and any attention - positive or negative- is better than none. It’s kinda like histrionic personality disorder (see Amber Turd)