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AIBU to want to punch the mother I saw yesterday getting baby's ear's pierced?

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ElleBelly · 21/08/2013 11:59

Was in Claire's Accessories yesterday with my 4yo daughter, and there was a Mum getting baby's ear's pierced. Bab must have been about six months, and was screaming her head off, made me feel sick. Cannot for the life of me understand why people put their children through that at that age. It's so cruel. And mother was laughing with friends about it! Have got DS second lot of imms this week and dreading it, pathetic,over emitional,hormone befuddled woman I am, and just think its so wrong to put a baby through that pain uneccessarily.
Sorry for the rant but I so wanted to give her a slap.

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theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 07:42

Idiotic goading makes me pedantic.

hackmum · 22/08/2013 08:12

Maybe you should go to anger management sessions, theodora? All this rage can't be doing you any good.

usualsuspect · 22/08/2013 08:16

Teenagers would do their own piercings if you made it illegal until they were 16.

Altinkum · 22/08/2013 08:19

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theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:27

Reported.

theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:29

Anger? No just amusement and a desire to allow people to have opinions without being bullied.

usualsuspect · 22/08/2013 08:32

OP got the bunfight then...

Altinkum · 22/08/2013 08:33

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theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:36

I agree and that's exactly why I hate goady trouble making threads like this which are designed to bully anyone who doesn't think baby ear piercing is a crime worthy of criminal charges. This, parking, feeding and sugar brings out the vilest bullies.

theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:38

I don't for one minute think I have been bullied, but then I haven't said I think it isn't the biggest crime or had my culture slated like others. Calling someone a cunt isn't bullying, just a bit sad.

Altinkum · 22/08/2013 08:41

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theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:45

Ok fair enough but I stand by being rude to an op that is on a goady bullying subject. Whilst I feel like retaliating in the name calling. (Although how would I top cunt) if me using her spelling to have a go at a horrible thread that is there to upset people has hurt or upset you then I am completely willing to admit it was unfair and a low blow. I will continue, however, to refuse to back away from bullying threads.

doormat · 22/08/2013 08:46

OP

None of ya business

Original poster
ElleBelly · 22/08/2013 08:53

I'm not bullying anyone, and I haven't been rude to individuals, and it is pathetic to have a pop at people's spelling or grammar. Anyway, lots of topics are controversial, does that mean that people shouldn't raise them in case they're seen as bullying people who have a different view? Wouldn't be much to talk about in that case.

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MorrisZapp · 22/08/2013 08:54

Ear piercing of small children is just horrible. I'm amazed it's legal.

theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 08:55

No for sure you wanted a friendly and measured discussion and were genuinely interested to hear from people on the other side of the argument. I believe you dear.

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ElleBelly · 22/08/2013 08:57

And how are new members supposed to know what is considered a "goady" subject by others?

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SPsTotallyMullerFuckingLicious · 22/08/2013 08:57

I got a tattoo with parental consent at 15. My mum took me so I wouldn't do it behind her back as there were loads of people tattooing from their homes.

Babies ear piercing's? Doesn't fuss me. Each to their own. I don't see it as abuse and before any assumes my child has their ears done, they don't.

I was 8 when I had mine done for my birthday.

Hippymama · 22/08/2013 08:58

I find it quite amusing that theodorakisses has made a typo of her own in the post where she is berating the op's spelling and grammar. People in glass houses and all that....

Anyway, back to the original subject. Op, yanbu. Ear piercing is awful and unnecessary on babies.

theodorakisses · 22/08/2013 09:00

Yes, I am so stupid. I already replied about it so get lost.

pianodoodle · 22/08/2013 09:02

Only read first page of OP.

If I saw this, I'd know it was none of my business, and I'd know they were within their rights to do it.

I wouldn't say anything for those reasons but I'd still be appalled and probably leave so I didn't have to watch or hear baby crying afterwards.

Making a decision to hurt your baby for cosmetic reasons is repulsive to me.

glossyflower · 22/08/2013 09:03

sp sorry to be slightly off topic here but are you in the UK where it's illegal to have tattoos under the age of 18?
Parental consent to the tattoo or not I'm surprised your mother took you along to have it rather than saying yes you can have one but when you are 18 as that's the law.
Not being critical I just can't understand it Smile
The difference being in regards to OP was that you made your own choice to have a tattoo and piercing a whereas a baby can't.

Dominodonkey · 22/08/2013 09:07

"The baby gets over the pain"

I don't doubt it but still noone on this thread has given
a proper reason for causing the pain in the first place.