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How Bluey teaches kids there are no answers

The recent special episode conveys the terrifying randomness of life with characteristic empathy and grace.
Chilli and Bluey clasp hands as they sig on a park bench just outside a restroom.
Bluey (she's the blue one) and her mother, Chilli, have a heartfelt chat in the show's super-sized episode "The Sign." (Credit: Disney+)

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Emily St. James

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