What the hell was she thinking?

[WeatherWoman]

people get their babies ears pierced and no one shouts about it.

They do in the parents circle. I waited until Bean asked...see started asking before she was 2....at 4.5 years we went in and she got it done. Lost one a few months ago and got it redone in November. The ear piercer thanked me for waiting until my child asked.

[dogspoiler]

Religous idiots have been doing far worse to kids for years.

[Fancy]

oh come now Fancy - I know lots of people who had their babies ears pierced for no other reason that " it's cute"

Kinda what I was getting at - it's common practice especially in certain circles when I grew up and has become more popular over the years. When have you ever seen face waxing? Never heard of it until this woman did it.

[normaM]

I've been in salons where the kidlets are getting their hair done, nails painted and make up - under 5. Then parents snap their pictures and everyone oohs and asshs. Guessing some of those same parents would wax a unibrow in a heartbeat

[Fancy]

Doesn't make face waxing the norm but if those kids objected I'd say that wouldn't have been right either.

[underscore]

I think prohibiting beauty pagents for kids would a good start.

This. A million times this.

"Remember honey, mommy doesn't love you unless you're beautiful enough to win"