Is piercing a baby's ears "abuse"/violation of NAP?

[Invi]

*looks strange*

Her body, her choice.
His body, his choice.

All there is to that, imo.

On the note of it healing, the holes don't always close up. They also don't always stay even as a girl grows. To some, that's not a big deal, but to others, it is.
For her sake, I hope she likes them.

Personally, I would wait for a child to ask before even thinking of piercings.

[MRoCkEd]

Yes, but there are plenty of things that violate NAP that I have no problem with.

[specsaregood]

Yes, but there are plenty of things that violate NAP that I have no problem with.

That's how it starts. Then, next you know you are writing love messages on missles, doing keg stands in Bush's garage and high fiving bill kristol while watching bombing footage.

[Restore America Now]

I personally will have every son I have circumsized. I know, I know, I'm a horrible person, a child abuser, a sociopath.

I beg you to reconsider. What are your reasons for wanting the procedure to be done?

[heavenlyboy34]

Cut = circumcision?

If he wants it later in life it's going to HURT and that's a pain he'll remember forever. My friend had it done when he was 13 or so, still remembers the pain.

I personally will have every son I have circumsized. I know, I know, I'm a horrible person, a child abuser, a sociopath.


I, however, can't imagine comparing piercing and circumcision. If my daughter no longer wants her ears pierced, she can just take the earrings out and let it heal. Hope she doesn't do that though, girls without one piercing on each ear looks strange to me.


Edit: you could have "lent" him the money and charged it back (with interest) when he turned 18

Why? The hygiene myth has been quite thoroughly debunked by every reputable medical organization and it's not a cultural norm in the vast majority of the world. You clearly know that it's a painful procedure. Why put an infant through it?

ETA: If your daughter decides she doesn't like the peircings, she can always take them out and let them heal. There's no analog to this with circumcision. It's possible to "restore" using stretching techniques, but the unique tissue and nerve endings cannot be replaced.

[eduardo89]

I beg you to reconsider. What are your reasons for wanting the procedure to be done?

Health, aesthetics, tradition, and I just don't see much merit to the opposing arguments.

[specsaregood]

Health, aesthetics, tradition, and I just don't see much merit to the opposing arguments.

Am I the only person that can't read/hear that word and not automatically have this playing in my head?

[eduardo89]

Am I the only person that can't read/hear that word and not automatically have this playing in my head?

I think of this whenever I hear the word tradition (even includes the song)

[heavenlyboy34]

Health, aesthetics, tradition, and I just don't see much merit to the opposing arguments.

See my above post. All you've got are aesthetics and tradition (the latter doesn't make sense because it's not tradition in Spain or Mexico or the vast majority of the world). Aesthetics are purely subjective and as far as such procedures go, the decision is not up to you (ethically, morally, or otherwise) unless it somehow becomes a medical emergency.

[Deborah K]

I had both my daughters' ears pierced when they were infants. Both still have pierced ears, neither one of them regret it. One even has a pierced tongue and belly-button now.