Frostillicus
Footballguy
I fully admit I'm enforcing a double standard and I'm fine getting that out of the way early. I'm not exactly happy that I'm doing it, but I am, so here we are.
My son is 10, my daughter 13. My daughter just got her ears pierced. She showed no interest in doing so prior to the last few months, however we did ask her yearly if not more often from the time she was old enough to have an opinion, she just always said no.
My son has been asking to get his ears pierced since he was around 8. We keep saying no. He says "why not, you would have let *daughter* get them done when she was my age." And he's 100% correct. We have no good answer.
I think the answer is most likely because we are relics of an age where males piercing their ears was more taboo and rebellious, while females doing so was the norm. I just feel weird letting my 10 year old son pierce his ears, although I'd have no problem if he got it done at say, 15-16. Am I just a monster?
My son is 10, my daughter 13. My daughter just got her ears pierced. She showed no interest in doing so prior to the last few months, however we did ask her yearly if not more often from the time she was old enough to have an opinion, she just always said no.
My son has been asking to get his ears pierced since he was around 8. We keep saying no. He says "why not, you would have let *daughter* get them done when she was my age." And he's 100% correct. We have no good answer.
I think the answer is most likely because we are relics of an age where males piercing their ears was more taboo and rebellious, while females doing so was the norm. I just feel weird letting my 10 year old son pierce his ears, although I'd have no problem if he got it done at say, 15-16. Am I just a monster?