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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:24 PM Original message |
Poll question: My 7 Year Old Daughter is Having Her Ears Pierced Tomorrow |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Scandalous |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Scandalous |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am going back and forth with that decision for my 6 year old. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I made my oldest wait until she was 10. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. just a thought... |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Well, I probably would... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. actually, yes. yes it did. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. LOL... |
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Madrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #41 |
76. ...except only the dog would be able to hear the rest |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wasn't allowed to have it done until I was 16. But mom took me to the mall and let me do it when I |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yeah, her Mom is taking her to the mall... |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Is she getting it done with a GUN? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. It's really not sanitary |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Sure it is |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. No, it's not |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Ditto what LostInVA said, and I'll add |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 03:36 AM Response to Reply #45 |
66. i see... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. My grandfather didn't approve of ear piercing either. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. My mother and her friends put ice cubes on their ears and then poked sewing needles through them. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. My mother went to the doctor and got her ears pierced there, at age 17. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Ohmigod. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
64. Same here! |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Born in 1960, pierced ears in 1972, now 47, pretty normal so far! nt |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't let it get done with a piercing gun |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Seconded!! |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I still regret not getting this advice with my 7yr old daughter |
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DesEtoiles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
54. My 6 year old is begging for pierced ears-where else to go besides Claire's? |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. A tattoo/piercing parlor |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Agreed! |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. That was my suggestion |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I wouldn't suggest |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I heartily second this post!!! |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It is very serious. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Absolutely!! |
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DesEtoiles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
55. Where do I find an "actual ear piercer"? I've never seen such a place. |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I'd check the phone book |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. ENT doctors also sometimes do piercings |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Hey GirlinContempt...Thank you for posting this... |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. You're welcome |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. SOP=Standard Operating Procedure |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Ahh, thanks |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. You know...now that you mention that.. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. Great post |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Thanks |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Or you could wait until she's 21 and she can buy her own bottle of jack... :P |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Amen. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. You poor fucker |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. You're letting someone make holes in your daughter's head? WTF kind of parent are you? |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Same here |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I went to the mall and had them done with the gun. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Mine were pierced by a friend's grandmother who was an RN |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
65. Me, too. Sounds barbaric, doesn't it? |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. It does... |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #68 |
82. She's a little ear-hole wuss. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. When my daughters asked me at that age, I said... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think my 7 year old son |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. my mom made me wait until i was 11 |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. Happy |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
35. I don't know. I wouldn't do it myself, but it's not a major thing, I guess. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. I got my first one as an infant |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. I never liked the whole idea of doing body modifications on an infant... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I probably wouldn't do it to my kid, if I have one |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
48. What if she wants to be a Nun? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. Oh yeah? Well my 7-MONTH old daughter is getting a tattoo |
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DeposeTheBoyKing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
58. I passed out after getting my ears pierced and crashed into the jewelry store window |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
59. Wow. I think that is way too young. |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
61. Seems kind of young to me to have it done |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
62. Both of my nieces have their ears pierced and they are 1 and 3 respectively |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
63. Did she ask for it, or is it your idea? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 07:50 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. She's been asking for a long time... |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
69. That child is STUNNING. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Agreed. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:06 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. See, now i might be worried... |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. They are not! |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Damn... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I know -- his kids are really, really cute |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Maybe he microwaved his....................... |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
75. I had my daughter's pierced at the same age, but they didn't heal. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
78. My daughter is almost 5 and keeps asking for it |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
79. Rule in this house is age 13. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
80. Your daughter is just beautiful... |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
81. Wow! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-11-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
83. 13 for ear piercings-High school for make up |
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