Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
I think it is a bigger deal than you make it. Your son was past the stage where he spent 90% of the day on the floor, on a blanket, or wrapped up in a carseat. He was past the stages where getting the earring caught or getting an infection would be very easy to do. He was also past the stage where he would swallow little pieces if the earring fell out. The only reason people do this to babies is for looks. Parents should stop and consider whether they think vanity is so important that they can't wait a few more years, when clearly the best interest of the child is to wait.

I can see your point but I don't think mina'smomma is ignoring the best interest of her child. I'm sure she has considered all the extra work the piercings will be for her. If she is truly considering this, I'm sure she has researched everything that could go wrong plus some. She's going to have to take extra precautions to avoid everything mentioned above. As in making sure the earring can't be snagged on the child's surrounding. Making sure they are cleaned, turned, tightened, ect. Women do alot of things for vanity, piercing their child's ears ranks somewhere near the bottom of harmful things. That's just my own opinion. Like Jackie said: There are alot of what ifs in the world.