I got my son's ear pierced yesterday!

[lsyorke]

"Hey look that baby got it done.Do you want one so you look handsome for your communion next month?"

The only problem I have with this is the above sentence.... he wouldn't be handsome enough without the earring??

To each his own!

 

[jimmalru80]

I can't help here. DS is now 21 and never had a desire for it. Twin DD's are 16 and they don't have their ears pierced yet. They have never even mentioned it.

 

[Beth76]

I think earrings on boys/men of any age are tacky.

 

[inaminute]

The only problem I have with this is the above sentence.... he wouldn't be handsome enough without the earring??

That's one major part of my problem with it.

Add to it the fact that she sat him in the chair so he couldn't change his mind.

And humiliated him by pointing out the baby having it's ears pierced (the message that sent me is that he is a big boy and shouldn't be afraid).

Plus I think it's stupid for little boys to have earrings. Actually, I don't like earrings on boys/men anyway. I think it looks ridiculous.

But, he's your kid. You made the decision for him. The damage is done.

 

[glass-slipper]

Personally, I wouldn't have had my DS' ear pierced especially at 8yrs old. Heck, my dd was 11 when she had hers pierced and she ended up being allergic

 

[TinkerBess_SnowTori]

Well - I did read all ten pages and while I do think he is a little young and that you pushed him more than you should - it is done and he probably does look pretty cute.

I wouldn't ever to it however --- I wasn't always of that opinion. When my DDs were born I wanted to get their ears pierced - I thought it would be so cute to have their little ears pierced.

When I spoke with my DH about it he asked me something like "Why didn't you get the cats ears done when we got them?"

I said - that would be stupid, they are animals, it would just hurt them - what is your point.

He said - If I had wanted to peirce the cats ears would you have let me?

Nope - it would hurt them.

Right he said - and as cute as it might have looked on the cats they have no choice in a proceedure that would be with them possibly for the rest of their lives, that would also hurt them. So why would you want to do this your your own flesh and blood. It is their bodies - let them make the choice when they are older, know what is involved and really want to do it themselves.

Girls are now 6 and 7 -- no piercings -- yet

 

[DVC Sadie]

Girls having their ears pierced is traditional feminine dress. Boys with ear piercings is not. What's wrong with a double standard when it comes to fashion?

I agree! I don't see too many boys wearing a dress to school. Whats wrong with boys and girls being different?

As for keeping up with the times, I don't want to even try.

 

[Honu]

It's not something I would do. There is a definite social stigma attached to boys (and men) with earrings. As an adult, you are (or should be) mature enough to decide if that matters to you. As a boy, you aren't old enough to truly understand and deal with that fact that many people will have a disparaging opinion of you based on that earring. I'm not saying it's right or fair, it's just the world we live in.

 

[hlane]

I have two boys and I wouldn't even consider it let alone encourage it.

 

[Freyja]

Haven´t read any other posts, but here´s my opinion. If it really is what he wanted and you or his dad don´t have a problem with it, then I think it´s o.k. In my opinion, earrings really do suit some guys, and then again don´t suit others. My DS would probably never ask for one, but if he did I wouldn´t have a problem with it. He´s 11.

 

[daisyduck123]

Um, well, you asked....I'll tell you I would never allow my DS8 to have one....I just don't think it shows very good taste.

BTW...in 15 years of teaching I've never had a boy student with an earring.
No one in my area does that though...over 600 kids at my school...not 1 boy with an earring.

 

[daisyduck123]

Holes don't necessarily close up.

I got second and third holes in my ears in the 80s and lost interest in maintaining them after about a year. They never closed. I could put an earring in now if I wanted.

Same here...I got mine pierced a 2nd & then a 3rd time, back in college (20 years ago)...each time I had bad infections & had to redo them...(I finally gave up) but you can still see the 3 holes in each ear.

 

[daisyduck123]

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.

I just noticed that I'm less than an hour from you, & yes, that is how everyone around here feels about it.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

That's one major part of my problem with it.

Add to it the fact that she sat him in the chair so he couldn't change his mind.

And humiliated him by pointing out the baby having it's ears pierced (the message that sent me is that he is a big boy and shouldn't be afraid).

Plus I think it's stupid for little boys to have earrings. Actually, I don't like earrings on boys/men anyway. I think it looks ridiculous.

But, he's your kid. You made the decision for him. The damage is done.

I know sometimes you have to pick your battles, but this is one I'd fight. My boys won't have earrings, period. Even if I didn't have a problem with it, my dh sure as heck would. Seriously, if I allowed my son to wear an earring, my dh would be taking him shopping for his first dress to complete the look. First, boys are extremely active and physical - not conducive to wearing earrings. Second, they look stupid. When my sons are 18, they can tattoo, pierce and do whatever the heck they want to their bodies - but not while they're living under my roof!

 

[mickeyfan2]

Seriously, if I allowed my son to wear an earring, my dh would be taking him shopping for his first dress to complete the look.

 

[KAMLEM]

I don't have any boys but if I did there is no way in the world that they would ever get their ears pierced. Does your son play sports? Around here you cannot wear earrings if you play sports, you need to take them out. That means that kids around here need to schedule ear piercings around sports because they can't be taking the earring out shortly after it was pierced - we learned this the hard way with DD. Boys around here just don't pierce their ears.

 

[disneyaggie]

Seriously, if I allowed my son to wear an earring, my dh would be taking him shopping for his first dress to complete the look.

Don't forget the matching purse! I agree -- boys of any age wearing an earring just seems unnatural.

 

[Carl]

I wouldn't do it, but then you didn't ask us BEFORE you did it, because it is obvious that YOU are the one who wanted it.

 

[Marseeya]

Sorry. I've gotta do it. edited out URL google "mullet"

 

[Dan Murphy]

.....but not while they're living under my roof!

Hey, that sounds like my mom, LOL.

Vince did get an earring back when he was at college. That were the fad then. He has not worn one for years, probably would get too hot in a fire, LOL. I don't really see many guys with earrings anymore, they seem out of style.

I did not read this thread, too long with a topic I have little interest in, LOL, but did read the last couple posts here. Sure seems like a hot topic.