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Ear piercing of babies, what do you think?

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mamadadawahwah · 01/04/2005 21:56

Sometimes i think i live in a romany gypsy camp the number of babies i see with pierced ears and jewellery dangling from their little wrists. Having never adopted the courage to get my own ears pierced, i cant imagine piercing a little baby's ears. Its brutal and so common! What gives with this practice? In my opinion, its mutilation. The dangling bracelets are a health hazard to little ones, and i fear they could break their arms if they got them tangled in their sweaters.

What gives with this?

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bubbly1973 · 02/04/2005 23:11

dear mum,

thank you very much for piercing my ears when i was too young to remember that it hurt

now i dont remember my first lot hurting mum, but i can tell you that i wont forget my 2nd lot of piercings that i had done...didnt hurt that badly but i remember getting them done when i was 17

oh and mum...thanks for being such a good mummy to me!

from another babies point of view i reckon!

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:12

Many would agree with me. I am 100% sure that my opinion is the norm.

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Pruni · 02/04/2005 23:13

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:13

Like i said, bubbly there is no argument for piercing.

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bubbly1973 · 02/04/2005 23:15

yes ofcourse YOU are 100percent sure
but im 100percent sure that the parents on this thread who have had there kids ears pierced arent bad parents either

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:15

Pruni, what a sexist remark. Of course the only reason one can be vociferous on mumsnet is when she is menstruating right?

Lets cut the crap, and the politically correct BS. You (the royal you) and I know that piercing is silly and unwarranted.

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:16

your point? Who said they were bad parents?

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bubbly1973 · 02/04/2005 23:17

your opinion is fine nothing wrong with having an opinion about piercings

what isnt fine is that some people on here seem to have made a personal attack on the ones who have had there kids pierced by calling them bad parents...thats not nice

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:17

Well Kama, i hope you are not inferring that i have insulted anyone! If so, i would like you to quote me please.

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bubbly1973 · 02/04/2005 23:19

By daisy1999 on Saturday, 2 April, 2005 5:07:41 PM

mothers who pierce a baby's ears are bad mothers.

nutcracker · 02/04/2005 23:22

mamadada - I donot care if you think it is wrong, that is up to you, doesn't bother me one bit. What bothers me is the assumptions you make about people who you don't even know.
You seem to think that because some of us have got ouyr kids ears peirced that you now know exactly the type of people we are, how we think, what else we do with our kids etc etc, when infact you know sod all about us.

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:23

Actually it is mamadadawahwah who has been insulted a few times in this thread.

If you want to reduce the "argument" down to personalities (personalities that you dont even know) so be it. Thats what people do to deflect from issues and arguments. I am not falling for that. Reason i really started this thread was to see if someone could give a well thought out reason which made sense to a modicum of people as to why they pierce their babies ears.

Still waiting

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wysiwyg · 02/04/2005 23:23

Reading with lots of LOL LOL LOL.
Have to say don't particularly like the look of babies with pierced ears. I'm sure it's a fashion thing.
At my daughter's school all jewellery is banned (except a watch when they can tell the time) in case of accidents in PE/ playtime.

Wasn't there an episode of Friends where they took a baby to have its ears pierced without Rachel knowing???

I think CHAV stands for Council Housed and Violent.
I'm 26% CHAV - ohmigod! And my husband has just proudly presented me today with an Arsenal kit for DS aged 5 months..............

(Really should be in bed)xx

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:24

Nutcracker, correction I know "sod" about you. I know plenty of people in my own community who mirror other communities, who pierce their babies ears.

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maisystar · 02/04/2005 23:25

i don't have a problem at all with baby's with pierced ears(each to their own) but do wonder, surely it hurts them???

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:25

Ok kama, mama is in the corner sucking her thumb facing the wall. How many comments on this thread and no answers yet.

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nutcracker · 02/04/2005 23:26

So everyone who has their kids ears peirced are exacty the same then are they ??????

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mamadadawahwah · 02/04/2005 23:30

Kama, why are you personalising this. This isnt about you per se. Again, if you personalise an argument you deflect it. I can walk down my streets in my community and 1 out of every 3 babies, maybe more is pierced and or wearing jewellery. Plenty of communities like this. In fact, i am looking to get out of this community but I am still mystified by it and it fascinates me! Like me not knowing you, you dont know me either!

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