Stickers leave glue everywhere. They’re impossible to peel off some surfaces and damage others. They tear and make children cry. Once you become a parent, you quickly realize that stickers are e-vil.

Band-aids peel off anything easily. They are colorful and come in a variety of characters and sizes. They are sturdy and don’t crumble in your pocket. Band-aids cure all boo-boo’s. Band-aids make it all better. Hospitals should give new parents packets of band-aids instead of formula samples.