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ears pierced

clair.de.lune — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:17:29 GMT

At what age did your daughter have her ears pierced?

How young is too young do you think?

I was about 8 or 9 when I got mine done I think.

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**meep** — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:33:17 GMT

i was about 25 and my 15yo doesn't want to.

how young is too young? i think it should be their decision.

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cherry*135 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:34:37 GMT

About 12 yrs old. They mostly only wanted them done because other kids had them.

I was 18 when I had mine done.

I don't like to see babies with pierced ears, although I accept that some people get that done for cultural reasons.

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**meep** — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:34:51 GMT

not sure why i got mine done, really......i don't like earrings.

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mugssy65 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:40:00 GMT

I always said when they were old enough to ask.
My OH didn't like to see boys with it done but when our son came home from pre primary with one drawn on he relented and it was done.

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izabsmiling — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:53:59 GMT

I was 8 and my dd was 8 (i wouldn't want her to have had them done any younger)....her older brothers pointed out that I didn't let any of them have their ear pierced at 8 .

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lurker17260 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT

I wasn't allowed to have mine done until I was 13 and I had to save up and pay for it myself.

I don't have daughters and only 1 of my sons has his pierced. I think it was when he was at uni.

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freakiness — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:09:51 GMT

@clair.de.lune wrote:
At what age did your daughter have her ears pierced?

How young is too young do you think?

I was about 8 or 9 when I got mine done I think.

Youngest had one pierced about 3 years before the other.

As soon as the first one got done she leapt fromt he chair and made a run for it.

She wanted it done. Her father took her when her sister got hers done. I just laughed when he returned with one and half sets of pierced ears.

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twinkles**stars — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:13:49 GMT

she was 5 after 2 years of nagging. The other about 10 I think. Me (blushes) 30 and had to have my hand held.

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clair.de.lune — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:14:02 GMT

They got my step grand daughters ears pierced, she's 3 1/2 - too young imo

but not my child.....

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clair.de.lune — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:15:03 GMT

ok so five, after 2 years of nagging

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*pepe — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:18:29 GMT

when they are old enough to ask and understand exactly what they are asking for.

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twinkles**stars — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:24:06 GMT

I think they need to be able to understand too. I dislike seeing babies ears done:(

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mugssy65 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:30:37 GMT

Pepe I would say 4ish, they know what needles are and if you explain that that is what will happen. Lots of places now have two guns and a girl on each side. 3,2,1 done!

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newstart2380 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:39:51 GMT

My eldest daughter then 10 came home after a day out with her friend and mother with her ears pieced, not happy but what can you do ?

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lis351 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:06:33 GMT

@newstart2380 wrote:
My eldest daughter then 10 came home after a day out with her friend and mother with her ears pieced, not happy but what can you do ?

Somebody else had your daughters ear pierced??!! Id start by jumping up and down and yelling I think.

I dont have daughters, but both of my sons had an ear pierced at about 5 years old. Both wanted them. Mr 11 has his ear pierced twice.

TBH, I dont see the big deal, you can always take them out.

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azureline** — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:31:23 GMT

Mine were 3 and 6, number 3 wanted hers done at 5 but changed her mind several times. Eventually she got them done. I had mine done at 18.

One of my boys got his done at 16 but now at 40, doesn't have one.

4 of my grandaughters, 6,7, 8, 10 yo have them, 2 don't, 6yo and 1yo.

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i-once-was-bump — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:32:27 GMT

My family thing is at about 12 years old because "the lobes are ready for it by that age".

Don't ask me why the lobes are ready but my mother (now in her 80s would never let anyone get their ears done before 12)

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crystal**flake — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:34:33 GMT

Miss decided to have hers done when she was 16ish.

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crystal**flake — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:36:24 GMT

I would never let my son get it done, it looks feral on little boys.