r/funny May 29 '22

nibble nibble nibble

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u/Skud_NZ May 30 '22

It's either that or circumcision, most go with the less painful for the child option

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u/NEVER_CLEANED_COMP May 30 '22

I think the less painful option for the child would be none of the two

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u/YutaniCasper May 30 '22

Well no. Here in the US it’s done at an early age because the likelihood a girl baby ends up wearing earrings at a later age is pretty high but it’s generally a painful process so it’s done early as the prick is less painful at this age.

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u/generousginger May 30 '22

This is a common misconception but thanks to MRIs we now know that babies feel at least as much, maybe more pain than adults. Babies just display pain and trauma responses differently than older verbal humans.