To dislike seeing young children with pierced ears.

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Inspired by a picture on FB today of a friend's young child (6 years old) sobbing her eyes out whilst getting her ears pierced.
Why the hell would any decent parent hold their child steady to allow their ears to be pierced? What is it all about??

I dont think it's right to do anything to a chid's body because of your beliefs about culture or religion eg ear piercing / circumcision. Let them chose for themselves.

Disappointedone

well obviously our society at this time has decided that putting a small hole in your child's ear is not that bad or it would be illegal so it's not seen as that bad, shocking or abusive. Personally, I think it should be illegal, at least up to an age where the child can ask and decide for themselves whatever that would be. If an older child decides for themselves and pesters their parents, then I can't be arsed to be that bothered.

And who the hell lets their 5 yr old write all over their body with felt pens, get her ears pierced - at least it will look pretty and feminine.

And who the hell lets their 5 yr old write all over their body with felt pens

Why shouldn't she? We have these amazing inventions called baths and showers that get it off afterwards and it saves rather a lot of trees each month too!

In your opinion it looks pretty and feminine, bambambini

After years of caring for people with metal halos rods etc (medical metal bits sticking out of bodies) I now find earring a bit yuck and weird as my mind seems to associate the two.

I'm training to be a body piercer (NC not new here).
We set our age at 8, maybe 7 if they come in excited with their mums. We won't go younger because it's HARD to keep the kids still, stop them crying etc. Most other piercings we do are 14 with parental consent, 16 with ID, and 18 for genital piercings.

I got mine done at 4, but I hate them. I stretched them, and they're wonky. I wish I'd have had it done at a proper place where they mark it and measure it like I do when I pierce ears.

Tbh, the same as nose piercings, It's a cultural thing. For example I know that certain european cultures pierce their babies ears at 2 DAYS OLD.
I don't like it as it's a consent thing. These children cannot consent to it.

also never take your children to get pierced at claires, the guns can get stuck in the ears.

Infections only happen when you introduce bacteria to the area. You can literally leave ear piercings and they'll heal fine.

YANBU but it's 50-50 on this subject, OP.

"because I was at an age where I was responsible for my own personal care, inevitably they became infected"

So actually you weren't responsible. Sounds like you got them done too young at 8 rather than too late.