I got my son's ear pierced yesterday!

[Planogirl]

Eh, I guess that I don't see what the big deal is. It wouldn't be my first choice but it seems rather harmless to me.

Of course, my son has never been interested in anything like this so I'm only guessing how I'd feel!

 

[slo]

I personally don't care for earring on little boys (no offense). But.....I'm glad that you and your son did something together that made you both happy. Sometimes, it's not what is done that matters, but the bonding that transpired between you and your child. Since you approved of the earring, then I think you gave him a good childhood memory.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Not quite the first communion gift my son would every want or that I would every give him.

ITA. Also it seemed to me that you wanted it more than he did. The chair comment scares me.

 

[auntpolly]

I didn't let DD get her ears pierced until she was 16, so what do I know? But I don't believe in a double standard, so if a person would let a girl do it younger, I think they should let a boy.

 

[Christine]

No big deal but to me, one earring on a young boy is an indication of "REDNECK" status.

 

[auntpolly]

ITA. Also it seemed to me that you wanted it more than he did. The chair comment scares me.

But that's how it is with little girls all the time. I go to the mall. I see little ones as young as 5 getting roped into ear piercings they aren't quite so sure of all the time.

 

[ckay87]

I don't see the big deal.

My youngest DS is 10 and VERY into his "image" right now. He recently said something about wanting an earring and I just said "hey, it hurts." If he really pushed it, I'd consider it. But he's kind of forgotten it now, which tells me he doesn't really care.

Why not. In the scheme of things, this is not a big deal to me. Like Mr FDNY said, it's not something that can't be undone.

 

[slo]

No big deal but to me, one earring on a young boy is an indication of "REDNECK" status.

Even though I don't agree, I do think that name calling is unacceptable. Why is this "REDNECK" If I bought my 7yr old DD a $300 dress, would we be "snobs". I really don't think the OP posted her post to be called a "REDNECK".

Surely your mom must have taught you that if you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all.

 

[Christine]

Even though I don't agree, I do think that name calling is unacceptable. Why is this "REDNECK" If I bought my 7yr old DD a $300 dress, would we be "snobs". I really don't think the OP posted her post to be called a "REDNECK".

Surely your mom must have taught you that if you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all.

Hey, it's my opinion. I've always thought that the little boys with mullet hair cuts, rat tails, and pierced ear screamed REDNECK. I wasn't "namecalling"--I"m using it as a adjective. It is a description of what I think that looks like--that looks redneck to me. If that's not how it comes off in your area of the world, then so be it. But everyone here where I live feels that way.

 

[auntpolly]

Even though I don't agree, I do think that name calling is unacceptable. Why is this "REDNECK" If I bought my 7yr old DD a $300 dress, would we be "snobs". I really don't think the OP posted her post to be called a "REDNECK".

Surely your mom must have taught you that if you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all.

Especially since anybody making fun of a guy who has an earing would be thought of as a redneck around here. And I'm not calling anyone a redneck!!! Just pointing out regional differences!

 

[Cantw8]

Nay, I do not agree with young boys having their ears pierced, that's my opinion...your kid, do what you want. I will say that I find one pierced ear on a man very sexy...in a bad boy kind of way

 

[Mskanga]

Call me whatever you want but my kids would not get any I don't care how bad they wanted it. Kids so young don't really know what or why they want it and since I am the parent and I am the one responsible for them , I will be the one to decide what he can or cannot do until he's older. My parents did not allow me to wear any make up until I was almost 15.
FYI , I have two girls , the oldest had her ears pierced at age 10 but she decided not to continue putting earrings on , now she is asking to have them re-pearced , I told her to dream on , she can do that when she's 18 on her own. The youngest one hasn't even asked.

 

[auntpolly]

Well, since this has turned into kind of a debate, I'll say that I always thought that ear rings on little girls seemed a little inappropriately mature, but alot of people are into them. Ear rings on little girls always kind of hinted at "little girl beauty queen" to me.

But I have friends that did it and thought I was nuts for letting DD wait until she was 16, so different strokes...

 

[VSL]

Why would I want to stick piercings through my [future] young children?

My mother had my ears pierced twice when I was less than 5yrs old. Now that it's there I keep the holes open, but I don't wear earings publicly (I just chuck them in for a few minutes every few months).

When I was older (14yrs old, I think) I wanted my tongue pierced but she wouldn't let me, so I had my bellybutton done (she wanted me to get my nose done as well..) - but that was my choice.

I don't know... I just can't imagine wanting to stick pieces of metal through my children for decoration purposes. Sorry.

 

[epcotfan]

I'd rather a little boy or girl with earrings than a baby. An infant can't tell you if they want their ears pierced or not.

 

[Zandy595]

I'd rather a little boy or girl with earrings than a baby. An infant can't tell you if they want their ears pierced or not.

I agree with that! I've also heard about a couple babies who have pulled at the earrings and ripped them out. OWWWW!

 

[dizneenut]

I see nothing wrong with it. 3 of my boys had earrings when they were younger. None of them have them anymore, and that was there choice. They haven't asked to have them re-pierced either.

 

[kdibattista]

When my sister told me she was going to pierce my 5-year-old nephew's ear, her explanation was, "Well, he wants it." I replied, "He's 5. He probably wants to pick his boogers and eat 'em, too, but that doesn't mean you should let him."

Enough said.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I loked at hin and said "Hey look that baby got it done.Do you want one so you look handsome for your communion next month?" He said ok and I put him on the chair so he couldn't change his mind.

I agree with the person who said it sounded like you wanted it more than DS. I wouldn't have allowed it. I didn't let DD get her ears pierced until she was 13. But hey, it's your son.

 

[Zandy595]

DS wasn't mature enough at 8. He's 10 now and if he asked me if he could get his ear pierced, I'd let him know that it really hurts, you have to clean it a lot when it's first done and you have to take care of the earring(s). If he seemed like he was OK with all that I'd let him, as long as he paid for everything himself. DH would be MUCH harder to convince.

A little OT, but when DB was in college he got his ear peirced. We went to visit our dad (divorced) when DB came home for the summer and Dad called him a f*g. We left and neither one of us talked to him for years.