Babies are adorable, period, regardless of what they are wearing or not wearing. I think it takes a special kind of jerk to look at a baby and think they look "tacky." But that's just me. I don't go around judging people's babies. Whatev.
How can a baby look tacky ? I don't get that ! All babies are beautiful (: !
Haven't discussed this with DH yet but I think he'd probably say hell no to doing it when the babies are young, lol! I don't see a problem doing it early but I think I'll just wait and let them decide when they are old enough. I was 12 when I had mine done.
You can hate the accessory without hating the baby. I don't like satellite bows either but i can see past it and love on the baby. I'm not overly concerned with my baby being gender specific. Most of my newborns live in white onesies forever. As long as they are fat and comfy i don't care what anybody calls them.
You can hate the accessory without hating the baby. I don't like satellite bows either but i can see past it and love on the baby. I'm not overly concerned with my baby being gender specific. Most of my newborns live in white onesies forever. As long as they are fat and comfy i don't care what anybody calls them.
Again, IMHO, still a weird reaction to seeing a baby. I just see a sweet baby, I don't scrutinize what it's wearing enough to "hate" it (such a strong word to use, I really don't get it, at all).
ETA: For example, this weekend I had a get together with about 10 other babies/toddlers in our play group at my house. I can't for the life of me tell you who had pierced ears or a headband or a shirt with a saying. Just a big group of little cuties playing together.
I believe a few posters have said that they don't prefer "that look" on a baby. I don't think they are saying the baby itself is tacky. In my honest opinion, I think the mullet look is tacky. But I don't go making fun of my brother-in-law for sporting that look for a little while back in the day when he was a kid. Let's lighten up a little, shall we?
I feel very strongly about highly accessorized babies. And i use strong words when i speak. Lol. I'd never vocalize this to a mama in real life, but since we're discussing it. And like i said, I'm the outcast culturally in my family. My girls are the only unpierced ones on my SOs side.
I feel very strongly about highly accessorized babies. And i use strong words when i speak. Lol. I'd never vocalize this to a mama in real life, but since we're discussing it. And like i said, I'm the outcast culturally in my family. My girls are the only unpierced ones on my SOs side.
You feel very strongly about someone putting a bow or some jewelry on their kid? Oooookkayy. That's not weird. At all.
I haven't read all the replies, but we got DD#1's done at 6 months old. She did great with them, and we were really diligent with cleaning them, but after about 2 months, one got really infected. It was so painful for her that after only a day of trying to treat the infection, we just took both earrings out, and let the holes close. We will wait until she is older and asks to get them done. This baby is also a girl, and we have decided to skip it, and again, just wait until she's older and asks for them.
I haven't read all the replies, but we got DD#1's done at 6 months old. She did great with them, and we were really diligent with cleaning them, but after about 2 months, one got really infected. It was so painful for her that after only a day of trying to treat the infection, we just took both earrings out, and let the holes close. We will wait until she is older and asks to get them done. This baby is also a girl, and we have decided to skip it, and again, just wait until she's older and asks for them.
The risk of infection is one reason I think I'll wait. I got my second holes done at age 18, and had to take them out because they got infected. I want my daughter to be old enough to say. "Mom, my ears hurt where my earrings are," or something along those lines if she gets an infection. Ear piercing carries that risk at any age, but I don't want to put my infant through that before she's old enough to ask in the first place.
@CEB37 Please don't die on this hill. You may disagree with the fact that some people think some things parents do to their babies are tacky, but that's just a fact. There is nothing wrong with or offensive about thinking accessories are tacky. They are accessories, and it is a harmless opinion.
Can we all remember IT'S OKAY TO HAVE OPINIONS.
Who are we harming really?
Didn't you miss the point were not aloud of have opinions that differ from others, either we all have to agree or apparently neither side is correct ! Haha love your comment ! :P
@amberrmariee20 Ha! I don't think I'm allowed to like you because you have opinions! But I do.. :-*
Some people get so bent out of shape because someone has a different opinion ! It's okay your opinion can be different then mine on a topic and I won't hold a grudge.
@BrooklynBroussard i would hardly call it freaking out. I just think it's very strange for someone to use that strong of language over someone else's choice of harmless accessories for their own child. I don't understand that level of judgement. But hey, if it makes you feel better to look down on others babies, go on with your bad self, I guess.
@BrooklynBroussard i would hardly call it freaking out. I just think it's very strange for someone to use that strong of language over someone else's choice of harmless accessories for their own child. I don't understand that level of judgement. But hey, if it makes you feel better to look down on others babies, go on with your bad self, I guess.
I really do tend to agree with this. I too would think it was odd for someone to side eye a baby for their clothing. I think it's part of nature to look at another woman's hand bag and compare as we are competitive by nature and like to be the "best dressed" or "better taken care of" but I don't get looking at a baby and thinking "This baby looks tacky" at all. It almost seems like you're competing with a baby which does not make sense to me. I'm not saying you are, it just comes off that way.
I think it looks tacky when little boys have grown men haircuts all razored and lined up but that's just my opinion. I don't think bad about the kid but it's definitely not my choice. As far as earrings I'm on the fence still, I don't think they look bad on babies but not sure how I'll feel about it until baby is born. I guess my point is that we can have difference of opinions as long as we remain respectful which I think we do well in this group
Babies can be tacky too! I do not support age discrimination! Being tacky is not a right reserved for teenagers, the elderly and the Kardashians. I think it's time we banded together and recognized that tacky is a basic human right for all people regardless of their age or sex or social media personality status!
@BrooklynBroussard i would hardly call it freaking out. I just think it's very strange for someone to use that strong of language over someone else's choice of harmless accessories for their own child. I don't understand that level of judgement. But hey, if it makes you feel better to look down on others babies, go on with your bad self, I guess.
A previous poster used the words "close-minded" and "ignorant" to describe a different poster saying they thought that the "earrings on an infant" look is tacky. There are strong words and judgments flying around all over on this thread, wouldn't you agree?
For what it's worth, I think dismissing something that's a cultural (and sometimes religious) tradition for many people as "tacky" is kind of offensive (i.e. earrings and jewelry on babies).
For what it's worth, I think dismissing something that's a cultural (and sometimes religious) tradition for many people as "tacky" is kind of offensive (i.e. earrings and jewelry on babies).
I don't think earrings and jewelry is tacky on babies. But @tate62610 had a good point with what a onesie can say...
But there will be some people who don't like it and don't believe in piercing their children until they decide to. Personally if I had a little girl I would pierce her ears because I think it looks cute, although not everyone would !
For what it's worth, I think dismissing something that's a cultural (and sometimes religious) tradition for many people as "tacky" is kind of offensive (i.e. earrings and jewelry on babies).
You have a right to have that opinion. My point is that the other side has a right to their opinion if they choose to think it's tacky then so what? Agree to disagree. It seems you can't walk down the street anymore without offending someone.
I also don't like earrings on babies AT ALL and I don't know why. I suppose it seems like such a grown up thing for such a small child. Also around here really only the redneck and uneducated population does it, but I don't judge the parents and most certainly not the baby who had no choice in the matter. The ones who do it for cultural reasons I totally understand...but that still doesn't mean that I will think it is cute. I would think the same of a baby with color in its hair, even just chalk color that washes out. Babies are so sweet, perfect, and unadulterated, why go mess with it?
I wish mine were never done as a baby because my holes are too low and my ear lobes are too small to make new holes in the correct place. I never ever wear dangle earrings because one hard tug and my hole would rip through and split my earlobe. I did have my ears triple pierced, a cartilage piercing and a navel ring, so I'm by no means a piercing prude (I only wear earrings in the first hole now and everything else is closed up).
So it appears that this thread has totally gotten off point. I have already made up my mind to do it so I wasn't asking who wasn't going to be doing it. I asked "for the moms who have chosen to do so earlier" for their time frame. Didn't intend to start a huge argument. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that. I have chosen to do it. I don't feel like anyone should be judging me for my decision the same way I am not judging the women who are choosing not to. I just wanted to get some idea of what month you moms are planning to pierce your daughter's ears.
So it appears that this thread has totally gotten off point. I have already made up my mind to do it so I wasn't asking who wasn't going to be doing it. I asked "for the moms who have chosen to do so earlier" for their time frame. Didn't intend to start a huge argument. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that. I have chosen to do it. I don't feel like anyone should be judging me for my decision the same way I am not judging the women who are choosing not to. I just wanted to get some idea of what month you moms are planning to pierce your daughter's ears.
I feel very strongly about highly accessorized babies. And i use strong words when i speak. Lol. I'd never vocalize this to a mama in real life, but since we're discussing it. And like i said, I'm the outcast culturally in my family. My girls are the only unpierced ones on my SOs side.
You feel very strongly about someone putting a bow or some jewelry on their kid? Oooookkayy. That's not weird. At all.
@komorebi You are not weird for having an opinion. I really have no clue why someone would freak out that you don't agree with them on a fashion issue.
I have thick skin. I'm hardly ever amazed by what women will get all bent over on these boards.
I think it looks tacky when little boys have grown men haircuts all razored and lined up but that's just my opinion. I don't think bad about the kid but it's definitely not my choice. As far as earrings I'm on the fence still, I don't think they look bad on babies but not sure how I'll feel about it until baby is born. I guess my point is that we can have difference of opinions as long as we remain respectful which I think we do well in this group
The haircuts are a cultural thing too. One that doesn't bother me. Not that I'm over here losing sleep over bows and earrings. Lol.
Re: Ear piercing???
How can a baby look tacky ? I don't get that ! All babies are beautiful (: !
Again, IMHO, still a weird reaction to seeing a baby. I just see a sweet baby, I don't scrutinize what it's wearing enough to "hate" it (such a strong word to use, I really don't get it, at all).
ETA: For example, this weekend I had a get together with about 10 other babies/toddlers in our play group at my house. I can't for the life of me tell you who had pierced ears or a headband or a shirt with a saying. Just a big group of little cuties playing together.
:P
I too would think it was odd for someone to side eye a baby for their clothing.
I think it's part of nature to look at another woman's hand bag and compare as we are competitive by nature and like to be the "best dressed" or "better taken care of" but I don't get looking at a baby and thinking "This baby looks tacky" at all.
It almost seems like you're competing with a baby which does not make sense to me.
I'm not saying you are, it just comes off that way.
Edit: but the baby's cute !
A previous poster used the words "close-minded" and "ignorant" to describe a different poster saying they thought that the "earrings on an infant" look is tacky. There are strong words and judgments flying around all over on this thread, wouldn't you agree?
But there will be some people who don't like it and don't believe in piercing their children until they decide to. Personally if I had a little girl I would pierce her ears because I think it looks cute, although not everyone would !
Edit* fixed spelling due to autocorrect.
You have a right to have that opinion. My point is that the other side has a right to their opinion if they choose to think it's tacky then so what? Agree to disagree. It seems you can't walk down the street anymore without offending someone.
I wish mine were never done as a baby because my holes are too low and my ear lobes are too small to make new holes in the correct place. I never ever wear dangle earrings because one hard tug and my hole would rip through and split my earlobe. I did have my ears triple pierced, a cartilage piercing and a navel ring, so I'm by no means a piercing prude (I only wear earrings in the first hole now and everything else is closed up).
I guess you missed the lol part.
I have thick skin. I'm hardly ever amazed by what women will get all bent over on these boards.