to hoick my judgey knickers firmly on...

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Because I have just seen a little boy with a number 2 birthday badge on, sitting in a pushchair with a hoop earring in one ear?

I don't know the mother but she was taking to a friend and I overheard her saying it was a present as he just had a boring stud before.

I will admit piercing childrens ears is not my thing but I generally don't see why people argue about it, fire stone reason though the fact that its a little boy shocked me more.

A hoop is ridiculous. What a moron

Oh get over yourself.

I'm not so much judging I guess just a bit at the practicalities of a toddler with a hoop earring (about the size of a 5p) and why anyone works think its a good idea?

Why are you 'judging'?

Really, who cares? Maybe it's cultural or something, it's a boy? And?

Oh I hate earrings on teeny ones!

My niece had hers done and my BIL pointed them out proudly. It was all I could do to purse my lips, grit my teeth and say yes I saw them.

She is not even one and wears long earrings! Hoiks my knickers right up!

Gawd almighty, here we go again.

Some people like to get their baby's ear's pierced. Some people do not. Boring people frown upon other people's choices because their own lives are not interesting enough.

2yr old girls get their ears pierced, why can't 2yr old boys??

Disclaimer: I will not get my boys ears pierced, but did have my ears pierced at a very young age so don't disagree with it.

Hoop earrings YABU - IMHO the only type of earring a man should wear is a tiny gold hoop. (In one ear only)
Those mega-bling CZ studs in both ears are nasty.

WRT to a 2yo. Bleurgh. Should be 14+ (preferably older).

BTW what's a Number 2 badge.?
Has it got Mr Hanky the Christmas Pooh on it?

I'm not so much judging I guess just a bit at the practicalities of a toddler with a hoop earring (about the size of a 5p) and why anyone works think its a good idea?

You are judging. As in, passing a judgement (even if you do claim it's on the "practicalities")

I prefer to get worked up about more important issues.

I just prefer a natural baby

I think she should have kept the stud.

A hoop could catch on something and rip out.

So fucking what!

Why do you care? Get. A. Life.

YANBU

There are some things it's ok to judge, there are some aspects of other people's parenting it's ok to notice/comment on/judge. Punching holes in your child's body is one of them imo.

If you saw somone physically injure their child in another way you wouldn't say 'get over yourself'. 'why are you judging', 'maybe it's cultural', you'd judge and rightly so.

Her child, her choice, nothing whatsoever to do with you.

But what on earth is the point of judging? You're not doing anything about it - useful or otherwise. It's just a complete waste of blood pressure.

OP... if you feel that strongly about it, it it really does bother you, why not lobby for an age restriction, do it via proper channels. Rather that than blether on about it on a chatboard to no effect.

I'm guessing you wont though, you'll do what nearly every other 'proudly judgey' poster does - pull somebody to pieces on a chatboard, because being 'judgey' is so much more fun, eh?

Hmm, I'm usually each to their own about most things but I can't stand ear piercing in young children. It is a painful procedure that is not medically necessary and until the child is old enough to voice their opinion on the matter I think we should leave children alone. Think I was about 7 when I had mine done which I think was an okay age.
I know you could argue that if the child doesn't like it when they're older they can take the earring out but why bother to have it done in the first place? It's not for the child's benefit.

Looks common as muck unattractive and will hurt like hell if ripped out. YANBU! :o

I think ops problem is with the hoop in this instance, not the piercing ...

Oh we have a 'common'

Waits for 'it's abuse'

So what if OP is judging! We all do it ALL the time to some or other degree. In fact, those of you accusing OP of being judgmental are also fucking being judgmental. Is judging someone really THAT bad?

We assess other people and situations and people in situations constantly.

I am SO bored with the hoiking judgey pants bloody palava. So bloody what!

Earrings on little kids are horrendous. They look common - the kids, not the earrings, that is. Cultural reasons are no "excuse" because clitorodectomies are also cultural but are an horrendous abuse of young girls. Just because it is in that group's culture does not make it acceptable. Piercing a baby's ears is bloody stupid.

There. I feel much better now!