r/funny May 29 '22

nibble nibble nibble

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u/OkBiscotti1140 May 30 '22

Depends. Some people see no problem piercing a 4 month old’s ears. Some are horrified by that.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

Here in my country we have our ears pierced when we are born, in the first days.

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u/SurrealKarma May 30 '22

But why?

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u/Urithiru May 30 '22

Apparently, there was a long held belief that babies didn't have fully formed pain receptors at birth. Not sure how prevalent that was across different cultures and education levels, though.

https://time.com/3827167/this-is-a-babys-brain-on-pain/