Adam Dolgin
Posted October 14, 2011 by Adam Dolgin in Family & Home, Education, Society
Now, take a deep breath, calm your mind, and listen to the story I am about to tell. It's about a little girl, only a few months old, who has been kidnapped and taken to the parking lot of a nearby mall. The kidnappers, two women in their late twenties/early thirties, drunk on power, unable to listen to reason, drag this little girl from the backseat of a minivan in to the mall. Inside, they make her do unspeakable things - they take her to a shoe store; a cosmetics counter; they even make her watch as they try on dresses... for fun. And then, if they hadn't destroyed enough of her innocence already, they inflict their final insult; their most heinous of horrific acts; their most evil of underhanded atrocities- they get her ears pierced...



Now imagine a little girl covered in the stench of THEIR rubbing alcohol, her EARLOBES covered in her BLOOD, and her face streaming, raining droplets of her own tears. Can you see it- her quivering lip holding back the screams? Can you see it- her blood red face holding back the tears? Can you see it? Can you see her face- this little girl covered in blood, and tears, and well-meaning intentions? Can you see her? Now imagine she's YOUR daughter...


(I love that movie)!


Gentlemen, where I come from, when a man puts his foot down his wife listens- or at least humors him. It's time to Fodder Up! Today's topic: allowing your wife to pierce your Baby's sensitive little ears. You may not win this battle, but at least you can educate yourself so you know what you're getting yourself, and your baby, in to.


Pros and Cons of Infant Ear Piercing:


You know why you don't want your wife to pierce your babies earlobes, but like most guys, so far, you're losing the war. My suggestion: fight fire with fire (in other words, let a woman, or a website for women, talk her out of it).

* http://www.livestrong.com/article/29589-pros-cons-pierced-ears/
* http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Ear_Piercing_by_infants__Pros_and_cons_a27 2.html
* http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1378848/should_you_pierce_your_babys_ears.html


The Debates:


Yes. There's no point in explaining your thoughts on the matter to your determined spouse. It will fall on deaf (pierced) ears. So, if the pros and cons don't seem to do the trick, a good debate never hurts...

* http://debatewise.org/debates/100-should-baby-ear-piercing-be-banned
* http://www.babyzone.com/baby/nurturing/photos_pierce_baby_ears
* http://www.mypregnancybaby.com/ear-piercing-babies/

The Video:


Like a desperate man trying to pluck at the heartstrings of the women that he loves, when all else fails... cry like a baby. If you're lucky, your wife will be so embarrassed that she'll drag both you and your child out of the salon and you will live to fight another day.

Video: (To Show Your Wife)

* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRtRgJv4bKg&feature=related
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=822wLxXW48c&feature=related
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9mC_yyJYRQ&feature=related

Gentlemen, good luck! You'll need it...
Comments
Tara Kennedy-Kline wrote at October 14, 2011
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Piercing babies is one of my pet peeves...truly. But because so many of our behaviors are dictated by society and society rules, someone needs to lead the charge to help moms to find another cute, whimsical, non invasive way to adorn their little baby girls. I am willing to initiate and support the quest for pierceless adornment...bring on the options!

1. Bling-ed out pacifiers...
2. "Pimp my stroller"
3. Stuffed canine accessories
4. ...add your idea here...
Tara Kennedy-Kline