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accordiongirl · 2008-11-14T23:54:46+00:00

What do people think about this? Saw it on a Spanish child and think it looks rather cute in a flamenco gypsy-chic kind of a way. Where would you get it done?

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muggglewump · 15/11/2008 02:15

I don't really know what to say to that.
I don't read the Sun, I'm not uneducated.
I was in a Country where it was normal, I didn't see any children in distress and I did like the way it looked, I still do and I don't know what's revolting about it.
I'm quite offended by your perception of me for doing it.

DD loves being able to wear earrings, she does so once a month, if that, but she could every day if she wanted. She has very small sleepers and studs in different colours.

It's some small holes that will heal very quickly, that don't cause distress, that adults in this country get themselves in huge distress about.

Why the problem?

No one barges into Countries where it's normal to say all the children are abused, so why here if we dare pierce our babies ears?
What's the huge fuss all abaout?

brightongirldownunder · 15/11/2008 08:23

Mugglewump, I personally think that inflicting pain on a baby - even if it is a sting from a piercing - is unnecessary. That is why I compared it to a tattoo (jokingly).

PuppyMonkey · 15/11/2008 08:26

Just looks blardy silly. That's my prob with it.

savoycabbage · 15/11/2008 08:42

My husband's mother had his ears pierced when he was a baby and he wore earrings as a child. He is an accountant now. He hates that people can tell that he has had his ears pierced. It really upsets him. It is not something he would have chosen to to at any time in his life.

stroppyknickers · 15/11/2008 08:47

i think the problem is that you are putting a permanent fashion statement on your child. Just like the clothes they wear, the bunches/ no bunches tiny babies have etc, it's the parents who decide how they look. However, most of those things only last until the child can decide, at which point they can make their own mind up about their image. (My ds (3) for example is going for a crocs/shorts/ballet tutu look this season). That's why I think it should be a decision made by a child. I don't like adult slogan t-shirts on babies particularly, or things like The Clash/ football stuff because it is showcasing your tastes on a child, but again it is temporary.

IllegallyBrunette · 15/11/2008 08:50

Both of my dd's had theirs done when they were about 3.

I also had mine done at 3 and canot even remember it and am certainly not scared for life.

SpandexIsMyEnemy · 15/11/2008 08:56

personally (and I say this is my personal opinion and I have no religious or cultural reasons to have it done)

but I WOULDN'T get my DC's ears peirced at this age, I personally think it looks horrid, esp on tiny babys. but up to about 7/8 I think it's horrid.

if a person has said religious beliefs or cultral things then fair enough but as a run of the mill 'I like it and it will look pretty' i'm sorry but I think that's incredibly selfish on your part.

theSuburbanDryad · 15/11/2008 08:58

I've said it before and I'll say it again but why would you inflict pain on your baby for No Reason At All??

Buda · 15/11/2008 09:05

I am sorry but I think it looks common (as my mother would have said). I really don't like it.

stroppyknickers · 15/11/2008 09:08

just out of interest, and probably opening massive can of worms but why are things that we personally disapprove of okay if 'a person has said religious beliefs or cultral things then fair enough'. Surely that's a bit of odd logic.

SpandexIsMyEnemy · 15/11/2008 09:11

it is odd logivc yes but it's my logic! lol.

honestly thou, if theres a good reason (sorry I should have said that) a good reason to have it done then fair enough - ie medical cultural etc etc, but as I say run of the mill (as I am with no reasons to ahve it done) I personally don't think it's right.

theSuburbanDryad · 15/11/2008 09:11

I don't think it is ok for cultural reasons, actually. Anymore than I agree with gential mutilation in the name of culture or religion.

They are children, not peoples' personal fashion plates/soap boxes/display boards.

earthpixie · 15/11/2008 09:57

No, it's horrid, cheap-looking and just plain WRONG. Plus it hurts. Why on earth would you inflict unnecessary pain on a tiny child for spurious reasons of 'chic'?

wb · 15/11/2008 12:05

I like it.

Maybe cause it is because I'm half-Spanish, had my ears pierced as a baby (as did my sister, friends, female cousins etc etc). Perhaps we have all been warped into baby-mutilating monsters together.

I always find it funny how worked up people get about this in the UK. If only we could get it together to be so upset about things that really matter.

tazmosis · 16/11/2008 18:12

To compare piercing a young childs ears to 'cutting bits off their DCs genitals' is daft and more than a little extreme (IMO)!

As a few people have already pointed out this is something that is perfectly acceptable in Spain and Latino countries - but less so here.

Both my sisters had their ears pierced when they were tiny babies as my step mum was Spanish (and very classy), my Dad got mine done for me when I was 7 and my mum went MAD when I went back and immediately had them taken out and allowed the holes to heal up.

Personally I wouldn't choose to do it to my DD's but that's my choice and other people have a right to choose differently.

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accordiongirl · 17/11/2008 22:42

Interesting... Thanks everyone. It's just something I'm genuinely curious about, probably won't get round to it anyway, I've enough on my plate with the twins!

Good on you, mugglewump, yes people say some wild things, but thanks especially for your comments! Really not keen on this whole negative associations with the word Chavvy too...

I just remember having it done when I was twelve, I have a nice memory of it, one day my mum just said, ok today you're old enough, we're going to get your ears pierced today and we went together to the local jewellers and that was it. Didn't hurt at all.

Thanks to the person who said my twins are gorge BTW!

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accordiongirl · 17/11/2008 22:42

Interesting... Thanks everyone. It's just something I'm genuinely curious about, probably won't get round to it anyway, I've enough on my plate with the twins!

Good on you, mugglewump, yes people say some wild things, but thanks especially for your comments! Really not keen on this whole negative associations with the word Chavvy too...

I just remember having it done when I was twelve, I have a nice memory of it, one day my mum just said, ok today you're old enough, we're going to get your ears pierced today and we went together to the local jewellers and that was it. Didn't hurt at all.

Thanks to the person who said my twins are gorge BTW!

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CrushWithEyeliner · 17/11/2008 22:54

Oh christ - what is all the fuss about?

They have not asked for a hole to be put in their flesh - it something the parent imposes upon them without consent.

It carries a risk of infection which in severe cases can cause the loss of an ear or septacaemia/ blood infection etc. or scar Tissue/ disfigurement.

It is a painful process - alright maybe not straight away but after an hour or so it wil sting - why inflict pain on a baby?

It looks utterly, totally horrendously disgustingly awful.