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Are parents who get their kids ears pierced selfish?

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    #62
    HeyThereDeliah
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    cowzerp wrote: »
    If you bring the kid to football and they hate it people are hardly going to force them to keep it up.

    What age do they start football? I think parents encourage kids to do stuff or even bribe them into playing sport or doing irish dancing.
    Have you seen that programme tantrums and tiaras.?


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    #63
    mel1
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    The bolded part pretty much sums up how I wanted to say it.

    So it's selfish because the parents are doing what they want, not caring what the child wants.

    To my mind Selfish refers to taking interest in oneself, so i only mean a different word might be more sutitable. I dont disagree with you!


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    #64
    gobnaitolunacy
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    'Dumbass' I believe is the word that you're looking for.


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    #65
    cowzerp
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    HeyThereDeliah wrote: »
    What age do they start football? I think parents encourage kids to do stuff or even bribe them into playing sport or doing irish dancing.
    Have you seen that programme tantrums and tiaras.?

    can start at any age, but its rare you go see nippers playing football and hating it-bribed or not, Plus their not left with a hole in their ear.

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



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    #66
    Sunnyisland
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    Reading all the outrage here,bit over the top in my opinion.
    My granddaughter who is 3 has two small studs in her ears is neither a skanger.looks tacky or at the end of no social ladder,She has lovely long golden/blonde hair and is quite beautiful,They are doing her no harm at all just like they haven't done to her mother.


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    #67
    Brain Stroking
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    realies wrote: »
    Reading all the outrage here,bit over the top in my opinion.
    My granddaughter who is 3 has two small studs in her ears is neither a skanger.looks tacky or at the end of no social ladder,She has lovely long golden/blonde hair and is quite beautiful,They are doing her no harm at all just like they haven't done to her mother.

    I guarantee it looks tacky


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    #68
    Sunnyisland
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    Brain Stroking wrote: »
    I guarantee it looks tacky


    I am telling you it doesn't.


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    #69
    AulBiddy
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    I've had mine done since I was six, and as a child I couldn't have cared less whether they were pierced or not.
    I don't come from a skangery/knacker background either.
    I have my ears done twice now and I couldn't be happier. :)


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    #70
    Sunnyisland
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    It seems its just in Ireland/afterhours that it seems wrong, A lot of Spanish/portuguese/Italian children have theres done from a very early age, No problems there.


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    #71
    Princess Peach
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    I cry when I see a baby in Claires getting pierced. How anyone can think of bringing a piercing gun near a baby is beyond me.

    So yes inflicting pain a bad method of piercing on a baby so they can look more like you want them to is selfish.

    Claires makes me vomit that they don't have any age restrictions. And use guns. I freakin hate that place!


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    #72
    theteal
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    I think I agree with the general consensus here, it looks dire on infants and it would mostly be seen certain socio-economic groups in Ireland. At what age does it become "acceptable" though? I'm reading realies description of the 3yr old and tbh it does not sound "chavy" at all - obviously were stupid big hoops involved or were it a boy (oooh discrimination!), it would be different.

    It does look terrible on infants and I think I would go along with the selfish description. The child can, however, take them out whenever they feel like it though, so it's not the worst thing that a lot of Irish parents do without the child's consent.


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    #73
    Teyla Emmagan
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    It's a tacky and disgusting practice IMO. Sorry realies, but I'm sure your granddaughter (who sounds gorgeous) would be even more beautiful without her studs.

    Can't believe Claire's has no age restrictions on ear piercing, that is terrible!!!

    This is the sort of stuff that should be in the Children's Referendum, along with banning slutty clothes for preteens, padded bikinis for little girls and anything with the Playboy logo on it. There's far too much sexualisation of kids already (particularly girls sadly). Ear piercing is just another part of that.


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    #74
    PlainP
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    I would wait until the child is old enough to understand that they will have holes in their ears for the rest of their lives before piercing them.

    It is unnecessary and imo looks horrid on an infant. It's only for the gratification of the parent and does nothing for the well-being of the child.


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    #75
    Star Lord
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    Anyone that thinks it's ok, I'd advise them to have a bit of a read up about piercing guns, and why they are so bad. It's horrific to use those things on anyone, never mind a helpless infant.


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    #76
    spankysue
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    I don't think it's selfish but it's definitely stupid and a horrible thing to do to a young baby, you wouldn't get your baby tattooed, don't go piercing it ffs.


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    #77
    WindSock
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    I had my toddlers' nipples pierced last month and he loves it!


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    #78
    --LOS--
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    I dunno if selfish is the word but it's downright irresponsible, nobody should be getting pierced with a piercing gun, it's completely unhygienic.


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    #79
    Fr_Dougal
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    WindSock wrote: »
    I had my toddlers' nipples pierced last month and he loves it!

    That's nothing, this is what I had done to mine.


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    #80
    af_thefragile
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    I like drawing penis and writing profanity on my toddlers!


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    #81
    Allyall
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx36uoOcT3g


    Good Jesus. Follow some of the videos after.. Kids for Beauty Pageants.. :(


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    #82
    poppyvally
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    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Tone down the aggression and abuse if you want to contribute any more to this thread

    yeah," the usual must" have a well paid job to afford this


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    #83
    Vicar in a tutu
    Registered Users Posts: 901 ✭✭✭Vicar in a tutu


    Hardly selfish or irresponsible, If it's with a sterile needle or whatever, irresponsible would be getting it tattooed. Perhaps its a better idea than waiting till they're 9 or 10 and terrified of getting it done but really want it done, It's a tiny pinch!


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    #84
    EoghanIRL
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    Skangers go it to their kids I'd say


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    #85
    Vicar in a tutu
    Registered Users Posts: 901 ✭✭✭Vicar in a tutu


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    Skangers go it to their kids I'd say

    A very sweeping generalization there.


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    #86
    EoghanIRL
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    Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

    A very sweeping generalization there.
    So?


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    #87
    Vicar in a tutu
    Registered Users Posts: 901 ✭✭✭Vicar in a tutu


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    So?


    Cant I make that comment?


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    #88
    keepkeyyellow
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    I view it as circumcising a baby. I'd rather it be done when they can't remember.

    It's not like it causes them any (long lasting) pain or discomfort and they'll be the coolest kid when it comes to play school.


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    #89
    EoghanIRL
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    Vicar in a tutu wrote: »


    Cant I make that comment?
    I never said you couldn't


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    #90
    Syllabus
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    realies wrote: »
    Reading all the outrage here,bit over the top in my opinion.
    My granddaughter who is 3 has two small studs in her ears is neither a skanger.looks tacky or at the end of no social ladder,She has lovely long golden/blonde hair and is quite beautiful,They are doing her no harm at all just like they haven't done to her mother.

    skangers dont know they're skangers

    or, at the very least, not going to admit to being one


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    #91
    Vicar in a tutu
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    Syllabus wrote: »
    skangers dont know they're skangers

    or, at the very least, not going to admit to being one

    2 tiny little pieces of gold or silver in a child's ear makes the parents skangers?:pac: The world would be a very boring place if we were all the same.


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