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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 10yo DD who is very boyish in her clothing choices and hairstyle but has her ears pierced. Her body her choice. I would let my son do it as well. [b]Why is DH opposed?[/b] [/quote]

Because he's 8, not 18.[/quote]
I think you and many others are missing the issue. If you are against earrings for young kids, that is fine (I am also, FWIW). [b]But OP and her husband are fine with pierced ears on children[/b], so long as those children are girls. I find that problematic, and the sexism is probably an issue with things more important than earrings. I’d be very upset at the double standard.[/quote]

Actually, we don't know this.  What we can infer from OP's post is that she is fine with it on children, not necessarily how DH felt at the time.

It also could be that this is all unfolding and being "discovered" as it happens and was not discussed in total up front - which is to say, had OP posed the condition of ear piercing as "all or nothing" regardless of gender up front, perhaps DH would have said, "OK, to avoid the double-standard, the children all have to wait until 16 or 18" or whatever.

It's a dirty trick to get the girls done when they are young and then hit DH with the double-standard trap later when it's the boy.

I'm team DH on this, unless this was all discussed up front when the girls had their ears done and now he's going back on his word.

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