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  Posted by Jeanne S Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:56am PDT

  I do not understand why parents make their little girls get their ears pierced when they are just babies or little kids. I mean, do you let your kids wear lipstick when they are just babies? Wearing earings is a way of adornment. Should kids be more concerned about having fun, being active than how pretty they look or other superficial things?? Personally, my parents didn't let me get my ears pierced until I was about 15. I was OK with this (although ofcourse I wanted them earlier) because it taught me that there is MORE to me than just looks. Being pretty and accessorizing was not a big deal to me growing up. I really think that kids should just be kids- why are you making them grow up faster? What is the purpose of getting ears pierced at 3 months or 5 years? If its just for beauty... then I think you are sending your kids the wrong message. I would say you can let them get their ears pierced once they are teens: as in Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen.

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  Posted by toast_4u Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:04am PDT

  I think kids should get their ears pierced when they can handle the responsibility, as in NOT losing them all the time. I tried clip ons for my 4 yr old daughter because she was asking me about getting hers done so we did a test drive with some nice clip ons from Claire's. And a few days later, sure enough, they were "lost" somewhere in her room. I didn't get mine done until I was in sixth grade and I thought it was a good time to do it.

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  Posted by Marie W Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:23am PDT

  My little girl has her ears pierced, it had already been done before I adopted her. She was under 3 then. So I had to get mine done! LOL, honest I never did do that growing up {Im a big chicken}.

  Anyway, zero pain, just a very fast prick, they way they do that today your daughter won't notice. What I wonder is how much work keeping it clean, until its healed, would be on a girl so little.

  - just my thoughts

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  Posted by Disgruntled Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:29am PDT

  My parents didn't let me have my ears pierced until I was 13. It took 6 years of begging to manage that. Finally my mother relented and made it a present for my 13th birthday. It wasn't really a pain issue. They did mine with a gun and I barely felt it. My mother was concerned that I wouldn't care for the piercings properly and I'd either end up tearing part of my earlobe off or get a horrific infection. My parents tended to be quite over protective though. If I had a daughter, I'd probably wait until she was 10 or 11 depending on how mature she was. Thankfully, my son (who is almost 15) has never wanted pierced ears.

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  Posted by Jenni Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:11am PDT

  I feel its easier when they are babies. They'll be used to having something in their ears so won't tug as much. Also, the pain isn't that bad when they are very young, and they certainly won't remember it. We were going to perice my daughter's ears when she was a newborn but time got a way from us. She 2 now so we'll have to wait a year or 2 until she can learn not to tug at them.

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  Posted by Jennies Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:30am PDT

  My mother had a strict rule about piercing our ears until we turned 7. So right around each of our 7th birthday's we went to the mall and had them pierced. And it was really exciting for each of us. And by stating a firm age, we knew that no matter how much begging we did, that's when we'd be allowed. I really think it gave us something to look forward to and also prevented her from being begged to death. Personally, I think infants look a little strange with pierced ears. And as for my second holes in each ear, my mother didn't allow it until I was in high school. I also pierced a third hole in each ear and had my bellybutton pierced in college, but it didn't take long for me to wish I hadn't done it. Now, I just wear one earring in each ear and let my other holes close up.

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  Posted by alice Thu Aug 7, 2008 7:08pm PDT

  i have a 7mos. old baby girl and i like her to have her ears pierce too,,but when i come to think about it later on i just realize that i can wait till shes older enough to have it,,but instead of piercing her ears me and my husband decided to buy her a necklace when she was 5mos.old i think its good rather than piercing her ears thou its very early to let her wear a jewelry,but shes not wearing the necklace almost 2mos. now,cos her neck is sensitive and have a lil rash.

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  Posted by Miss.Rodriguez Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:48pm PDT

  I have a 2 month old baby girl and to me having her ears pierce at this age is not a bad thing.I just dont want her to feel the pain when she gets older.U can do it at any age that doesnt mean that I want my daughter to grow up so quick

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  Posted by caitie Fri Aug 8, 2008 6:20am PDT

  I had mine done when I was about 4 then I found out I was allergic. Then I wore clip ons. Clip ons hurt! I then a few years later like second grade got my years pierced again with the hypoallergenic earrings. When I was 16 I tried the upper ear piercing or catlige piercing. Except with all my hair it got infected.

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  Posted by Normal Fri Aug 8, 2008 6:25am PDT

  I had my ears pierced before I left the hospital, 1970. My mom had the same thing done, 1944. We were both born in Puerto Rico and our pediatricians were the one who pierced us. My niece was born in 1999 and her ears were pierced before she left the hospital.

  I guess what I mean to say is that some cultures take it for granted. It is no big deal. Everyone gets there ears pierced very young. I think its no big deal.

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