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SubatomicNewt t1_ixoxd91 wrote

So true. I never really got why dying soldiers in movies called out to their mothers until I got into a bad accident as a grown-ass adult myself. My mom wasn't even in the same country, and actually gets mad at me if I get sick or injured doing stupid shit, and still one of the first things I did was stupidly call out for her. It's automatic, it's instinct, as if her being there will somehow save you and keep you safe and make everything horrible go away. Poor Montana. The best thing to hope for is that she was unconscious throughout; the next biggest mercy is that if she was conscious, she knew her mother was there.

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beautbird t1_ixp5ilm wrote

Tears… this made me cry. This poor mother.

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mnh22883 t1_ixqcekg wrote

There are studies that show your mothers voice, regardless of the age of the child, months old, or in you 50's, reduces stress. Oxytocin is a hell of a hormone.

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