to hoick my judgey knickers firmly on...

[peanutMD]

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.

I'll hang around if there's some nice scones to go with my
(A masala tea made with evaporated milk to try to replicate that authentic Indian taste )

... and to offer condolences to poor Otter ... Ouch, that must have been sore

If it makes you feel any better usual I went out today in shorts with stubbly legs

Sidestepping the 'common' and piercing debate, hoops are not practical on a small child, are likely to catch on things and can damage the ear when they're ripped out. All much more likely on a 2 year old that will be rolling around on the floor/wrestling etc.

my MIL wants me to have DDs ears pierced

Come on usual! You're one of the good guys on here!

I would judge to. Ear piercing on babies and toddlers is horrible and saying it's 'cultural' is no excuse imo anymore than chopping of part of a babyies penis is excusable.

My dd has her ear pierced for her 3rd and I really don't care what other people say.

She wanted them done as all the other little girls in playgroup has studs. I don't think hoops are safe so she will only have them
Once she is alot older

I judge people all the time, but I am a spiteful witch anyway.

You can judge me if you like. I have just put my make up on on the train, am wearing orange hot pants and have my feet on the train seat.

And I let my dd have her tongue pierced for her 15th birthday.

Terrible mothering.

LOL at the MNers who judge people for judging.

Earrings on little children are horrid.

I judge.

We all judge. I'm sure I've been judged often enough because of a cut glass accent, and two blonde posh kids who even manage to look Bodenish in George - well they did before they became teenagers . We all do it one way or another. Any one for a fruit shoot - my kids have had those and I have some Greggs shares and often stop by for a loaf and have acceded to the dc's requests to have a Gregg's packed lunch on days out because sometimes it suits.

Yanbu. Call me what you like but punching metal through any other body part of a baby would be considered significant harm.

A dear friend of mine did piercing in her younger data and found parents requests to punch holes in their babies extremely distressing. She describes parents holding a child down they were do scared and then refusing to do the other war because the child has cried uncontrolably - she was told off by managers who had to hold down the screaming child and pierce the other ear.

My friend was so traumatised she never allowed any of her now adult daughters to have piercings - at any age- I totally get why!

I didn't get piercings until I was 16. I will be more relaxed with dd and I have decided (with rare agreement from her dad) that we are saying no until secondary school. My logic is that they don't run around at playtime any more then. My worst fear is her having an ear love ripped open playing at break and being scarred.

I hope you have washed your minge though, GetOrt.

She was so traumatised she did it anyway? Including the other ear?!

yep, vadge is vim clean.

I don't rate earrings on young kids, tbh.

Mind you my gran took me to the hairdressers to have mine pierced when I was 6 weeks old. I never wear earrings but the holes will never go.

I was adamant that dd wouldn't have hers done when she was young and she was iirc 13 when she had her ears pierced. It is a testatemnt I think to the relxedness of teenage parenting that I didn't bat an eyelid when she asked to have her tongue done.

at Usual being "something"

oooo didn't see the earring thread turning into a judge the judgers thread.

Is it really worth being all judgey about though? What about people getting their baby boys circumcised. Is piercing a baby's ear really that different?

No - she refused to do the other war - manager had to do it because parents insisted - friend got in trouble at work because she refused.

Circumcision is also abhorrent

Circumcision is awful and something people should alsonbe judged for imo.

It doesn't make ear piercing ok though.

Wow I didn't expect there to be do many replies so here we go -

Yes I wad v.bored when I spotted this as was stuck outside barbers whilst DP and DS were inside and I am grouchily pregnant and there's a heatwave so yes I was probably being unreasonable judge.

I would like to state again I have no issue with peircings at a young age (I had my ears done at 4 and my stomach done at 13) I was just a bit about the big hoop as I really think this is dangerous, but no its not my place to say to the parent.

The number 2 badge was a birthday boy badge with a 2 on it and she mentioned that the hoop was a present to replace his boring stud.

I'm not really sure what you mean by looking common tbh, the lady was dressed pretty much the same as me and the child looked cared for so I don't think so... Then again maybe its a yes because my clothes are pretty common I would think :o

Im confused now its like a riddle, judging the judges judging the earrings.

I just don't like them on tiny kids. Hoops are a bit dangerous.

I don't not like them because I think its common, just personally I think there is plenty of time to get it done and the nipper should decide.

Its not a huge deal though as they can be taken out. The hoop makes me nervous though! That surely wont last more than 5 mins without getting ripped out?

And I dont like things being called common its ridiculous!

And what exactly has circumcision got to do with it? That is a surgical procedure which cannot be reversed and in female cases can be very dangerous whereas piercings can be removed when required.