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Thanks all. My daughter is of a different race than me. I am white. I think she definitely notices the girls from "minority" cultures have their ears pierced earlier than the white girls and i think this is one of the reasons for her enthusiasm for it. |
You've got to understand that, for us who are from different cultures, this view is neither here nor there. . In my culture it's trashy not to have a girl's ears pierced but I don't view girls from different cultures as trashy if they don't have pierced ears. I understand and appreciate that things are different here. My daughters had theirs done shortly after birth which is the norm for us. They look really cute with their tiny earrings. |
I'm curious; which culture thinks it's trashy not to have a baby's ear pierced, and why? |
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I had my DD's done at a tattoo studio. I was really impressed with the sanitation and attention to detail there, and now would not go anywhere else.
That said, I wouldn't do it at this time of year. They advised no swimming in lakes for 6 weeks or so to avoid infection. I think they said better to avoid even pools, but if we went, to rinse with a squeeze bottle of saline afterwards. So we were very glad DD had hers done in winter vs. summer. |
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DD's pediatrician did her ears. I think it cost us $20, and the earrings were included.
Ignore the self righteous. I posted the same question years ago and got similar answers. |
We're Swedish. |
| What tattoo shops will pierce a child's ears? |
| One summer when we were visiting My Pakistani grandma, she told my father I looked "inappropriate" without earrings at age 11. She gave him money and told him to go buy me some studs at he very least. I had pierced ears, I just didn't wear earrings all that often. She gave me a good earful Of how "American" I was becoming by leaving my ears uncovered/unadorned and how disappointed she was. I remember thinking it was so interesting that she was so upset by my "naked" earlobes! |
| Tattoo parlor for sure. I've had multiple piercings done with needles and.with guns. Needles were far less painful and healed much faster. |