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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No ear piercings until 12. For anyone. They are responsible for good cleaning to prevent infection and old enough to understand the permanence [/quote]

This sounds like my mom’s approach.

In elementary school, when “all the other girls” were getting their ears pierced, I begged and pleaded to have mine done. Mom said keeping them clean was critical to avoid infection and she didn’t want the hassle of staying on top of me about it, so I had to wait until I was older and more responsible. Finally, sometime in Junior High, she decided I was old enough to be trusted with them and gave me permission. By that time, I had thought it through and realized there would be pain involved. I decided I wasn’t in such a big hurry after all. Knowing I could pierce them any time I felt the pain and subsequent hassle was worth it, I just never got to that point. I’m now over 50 and I doubt I’ll ever get my ears pierced. It’s fine for other people, but for me, I don’t think the positives outweigh the negatives. [/quote]

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