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Old 01-10-2006, 11:30 AM   #76 (permalink)
Charlatan
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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Is this the same as piercings? Because, really, that train of thought applies there too.
I agree. When she's old enough to ask for a piercing, I will take this under consideration. I don't think it is my place to pierce her ears (or anything) until she has some say in it.


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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Bottom line is, probably 99.5% of what we do to our bodies is for aesthetics or ease of maintenance. Culture or 'how it's always been done' maybe the other .5%(at least in North America)
That's absolutely true. The main difference is that as adults (or children or teenagers) we have some say in the proccess.

It isn't done without our permission.
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