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Original poster

Piercing babies ears

248 replies

fifi669 · 31/12/2013 21:05

So.... AIBU to think that piercing young children's ears and esp babies is on some level abusive as it's not got any medical reason and only the vanity of the parents?

I'm not saying it's up there with beating etc. But to purposefully put your child through pain, for a cosmetic reason isn't right surely?

OP posts:
usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:30

Try P & C parking next.

VampyreofTimeandMemory · 31/12/2013 21:31

wtf??? so strange.

GertyD · 31/12/2013 21:33

Lol @ drumstix. You are so right.

I totally agree with OP. It is chavtastic.

usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:34

People who use words like chavtastic should be banned from MN.

IsabellaBird · 31/12/2013 21:35

I think it makes interest rates go up.

Original poster
fifi669 · 31/12/2013 21:36

P&C parking? Is that another topic done to death? Because that pisses me right off too!

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VampyreofTimeandMemory · 31/12/2013 21:36

That aside, OP makes a valid point. I'm so confused. I don't want to be confused on NYE because that's how I'll stay for all of 2014 Sad

usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:36

I think its broken Britain.

Doodledumdums · 31/12/2013 21:36

I couldn't agree more OP, it makes me angry when I see it. Wrong on SO many levels.

usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:37

No ones ever started a P & C parking thread.

Go and start one,OP.

PedlarsSpanner · 31/12/2013 21:40

Come on, what is chavtastic please OP

KingRollo · 31/12/2013 21:40

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VampyreofTimeandMemory · 31/12/2013 21:40

Ok OP bear in mind before you post again, trawl through every post ever to make sure it's never been mentioned before.

DoYouLikeMyBaubles · 31/12/2013 21:41

I had an argument on facebook with a woman who got her two week old babies done.

I'd rather not have another one Angry

PacificDingbat · 31/12/2013 21:42

YABU to start as thread as booooooring and predictable as this on NYE.

Happy New Year, everybody!! WineCakeThanksWine

cantheyseeme · 31/12/2013 21:44

My dd2 (19days) has her nose done, all the mums at dd1's nursery are well jel. I think its fine i mean wheres the harm? Grin

VampyreofTimeandMemory · 31/12/2013 21:44

so does this mean the majority of MN are okay with pierced baby ears? Or not? Confused

PedlarsSpanner · 31/12/2013 21:46

Are you thinking that 44 posts = MN massive, Vampyre?

Original poster
fifi669 · 31/12/2013 21:47

Chavtastic to me would be like shameless.

If this thread is boring you and has been done to death you don't need to post you know....

As I said it's something that came up on fb and I was in the minority to think it was wrong so wondered what MN thought.

OP posts:
FirstOnRecallDay · 31/12/2013 21:47

I personally haven't come across a piercing your child thread -maybe it's due to my life existing outside mumsnet-

OP! How dare you start a thread on a parenting board and not pass it by the superiors to see if it's deemed worthy. Bad op. Bad bad.

YANBU - pierced children makes me aaaaaaaaangry.

usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:47

Yes we all have are babies ears pierced while they are in the womb.

MissRabbitsOtherJob · 31/12/2013 21:47

I got DS's navel pierced after 2 days.

Then the stump fell off.

Could I get my money back? Could I fuck!

usualsuspect · 31/12/2013 21:48

In future can you run all threads by me first.

Original poster
fifi669 · 31/12/2013 21:48

kingrollo there should def be an upper age limit on some piercings! Eg belly piercings!

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PacificDingbat · 31/12/2013 21:48

MissRabbits Grin
You just didn't think that through, did'ya?