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I have to agree with raeanna74 on this one . . . . while it's not abuse, I personally feel it's not quite fair to your children to alter their bodies at such a young age. With both of my daughters, I decided to let them make their own decision when they were old enough to ask for it, and had thought about why they wanted it done. I did not have my ears pierced until I was 16, and I remember the pain to this day . . . .
That being said: *No Piercing Pagoda/Free piercing with a purchase of 25$* - take them to a reputable piercing professional that uses sterilized needles. The whole "I'm gonna pierce your ears with the very earring that you're going to wear for 2 years" . . . . ouch. My ex actually went behind my back, and had my eldest daugher's ears pierced when she was 3 months old, at his mother's insistence. They went to one of those mall places, and 2 months later, my poor baby girl's ears were infected because of the low quality earrings they used. We let the holes heal, as she was in so much pain because of them, and what does he do? Eight months later, he goes again and gets them pierced AGAIN! (And he didn't understand that communication was one of the many reasons why I chose to leave him . . . .)
I talked to my neighbor about this just the other day - interesting tidbit: In Venezuela, where she's from, apparently the first thing after the famale baby is born, after they swab out her mouth and make sure she's breathing, they pierce her ears . . . . My neighbor said it's been done that way for generations now.
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