Sorry Mom! That Doesn’t Help

Growing up and even as adults we have always counted on Mom to make us feel better and be there for us. She has a special way of kissing a "boo boo" to make it all better.

Deep down we all know that it doesn't really do anything to fix the wound but I guess a group of scientists thought that they should take the time do a study to prove that. Personally, I don't think that they were loved enough as a kid.

A team of scientists from Ottawa, Canada just published the results of a study on whether mommy's kisses really make their children's boo-boos feel better.

And those aren't my words.  The official title of the study is, quote, "Maternal kisses are not effective in alleviating minor childhood injuries (boo-boos)."  It's in something called the "Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice."

I wonder when these scientists were getting their PhDs, if they thought one day they'd finally get published in a prestigious journal that repeatedly uses the word "boo-boos."

Anyway, they found that, no . . . a mom's kisses don't actually make minor injuries feel any better.  In fact, they might make it WORSE.

The study found that toddlers whose mothers tried to kiss their injuries to make them better had WORSE reactions to pain than toddlers who didn't have anyone help.  So now you know:  Your kisses don't help . . . and might even hurt.  Thanks, science. (Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)

Shame on you scientists for even going there! There is nothing greater in this world than a mother's love!!