Parents - Really?????

Pierced ears in this old broads mind aren't ok at 6.  I FUME when I see infants with pierced ears.

glenmar

Pierced ears in this old broads mind aren't ok at 6.  I FUME when I see infants with pierced ears.

That is what DH said too.  It's totally not ok with him either.

I am sure that I will be in the minority, but I honestly don't see why it's a big deal.  Piercings are temporary.  It's not like you can't take them out, honestly, they aren't hurting anyone.

If either of my kids wanted a piercing, above the belt, I would allow it & go with them to have it done.  In the grand scheme of things, a kid with a piercing isn't a big deal to me.

glenmar

Pierced ears in this old broads mind aren't ok at 6.  I FUME when I see infants with pierced ears.

Then I will probably upset you Glenda!  LOL  Riley's had hers pierced since she was one.  For me it is a traditional thing.  For as long as I can remember, we have always pierced babies' ears (professionally done of course).  I couldn't imagine waiting.  I am sure others feel very differently. 

They are less likely to play with them at that age, you KNOW they are getting cleaned and rotated because you are doing them and really Riley has never ever touched them or bothered them.

However, the tongue thing is a little on the strange side, at least to me.  It hinders speech and at that age children are still learning to speak and pronounceate (sp?).  I fully admit I pierced Riley's ears because I wanted them done - never really met a girl who didn't want pierced ears so it was inevitable anyway - the parents of the 6 year olds with pierced tongues wanted them done.  That to me is boarding on irresponsible since so many more things could go wrong with a pierced tongue I would think (like swallowing it!!).  Maybe I am wrong and have no right to talk, but yeah, I think its weird.

 At least a tongue pearcing doesn't hurt like ears do...but ya, I see it as a little strange.  At 6 years old, I wouldn't have let Kale use Listerine, which is what I used to make sure my tongue never got infected.  And the swallowing thing would be enough to deter me.  I swallowed a ball off of mine, so I know it happens. 

mrstjohnson

 

That to me is boarding on irresponsible since so many more things could go wrong with a pierced tongue I would think (like swallowing it!!). 

Actually, tongue piercings heal pretty quickly, & the care for them is very simple.  The barbells, if well made rarely come unscrewed by accident. 

call me repressed but that would absolutely skeeve me out. Elias is 6 and I could talk him into ANYTHING and that is why I respect that and DO NOT do things to him that cause him pain for sheer vanity. Tongue's DO hurt to have done, my own sis who has one told me so. I did Lily's ears early, and have regretted it. Elias could NOT talk me into anything I wasn't comfortable with and as far as he is concerned he can get such things when he can PAY for them, and their upkeep...himself.

There is also, excuse me for saying so...a sexual connotation or two, with that particular piercing is there not? my sis certainly implied that to me... *shudder*....

sorry. not this lil' black duck..nor any of her ducklings.

 My tongue didn't hurt at all.  Tiny pin *** at the top and bottom, but nothing more.  The only part that was uncomfortable was the clamp to pull my tongue out of my mouth.  My ears hurt way way more when I had them done!

But the bar did come unscrewed all the time.  I had to tighten it daily.  But then, I played with it constantly...  (not like that!)

tiny pinprick is what I feel when I get a shot or a blood draw...but to my kids at age 6 it actually seemed much worse. Your concept of pain at age 20something or 30something is completely different than at age 6...because it is framed by experience and understanding of complicated medical procedures. I cannot imagine putting my Kindergartner or 1st grader into a chair and allowing that sort of piercing. But that's just me.

Same here, Candace.  My tongue didn't hurt at all.  Having it dried was annoying, but otherwise there was no pain of discomfort at all.  I had my ears done at the same time that my tongue was done because my mother refused to let me have my ears done as a kid.  My ears hurt so much. 

I did have problems with one barbell, but as I recall, it cost me about $7, so I wasn't really expecting quality.  It was really cute, so it was worth the hassle...

Riley didn't even flinch really with her ears; however, they were able to numb them really good with some ice before hand.  She was more mad that she had to sit still for 2 seconds.  I don't think they could numb a tongue before hand.  I'm with Gina on the "meaning" with a tongue piercing...I thought the purpose was for something else. 

eew I just get more skeeved the more I ponder it...lol. 

And you know Lisa, I wondered what of the effects on the child's speech? My sis said it took quite awhile to learn to speak and eat around/with it.

Going thru what I did with E and his talking...can you IMAGINE if he had a pierced tongue on TOP of that?? Poor kid! It might well CREATE an impediment where there was none...*shudders*

every matronly cell in my body is heaving like the sea, at the very thought....uuughhh, I need an alka seltzer. LOL.

mrstjohnson

glenmar

Pierced ears in this old broads mind aren't ok at 6.  I FUME when I see infants with pierced ears.

Then I will probably upset you Glenda!  LOL  Riley's had hers pierced since she was one.  For me it is a traditional thing.  For as long as I can remember, we have always pierced babies' ears (professionally done of course). 

It's pretty common in the Hispanic community, too.  All my in-laws had their baby girl's ears pierced.  The only thing that would have kept me from doing the same thing (if I had girls) was the fear that somehow it would work itself out and the kid would wind up swallowing it ... however nobody I know has had that problem.

Joyce

fuzzy_dogs_mom

It's pretty common in the Hispanic community, too.

Yes, I had mine done at 6mos (raised in my Mom's Hispanic household). They're still there and fine and I actually don't remember anything obviously. I think when you are 6 months old...A LOT of pain could happen to you and you would not recall the way you would recall even a minor pain...at a different age, 3 or 6 or 12 etc.

I think kids have fear/highly sensitive periods and most people earliest memories either good OR bad seem to start around 2-3 years old. I wonder if any studies have been done? It'd be tough given no one wants their kid to experience pain for no reason...like a study...well aside from a relative few...*shudder*