Age for first ear piercings?
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@Lambano Point taken about the fine distinction.
Seems like some young men would just appreciate their mom's support to have the confidence to do it.
I guess your wife would afterwards have been pleased for him that he did it (even though like you say she didn't actually up front encourage him).
@Goldie75 I haven't worn earrings for years. But at the small. conservative local church that my wife and I attend, probably a majority of the young men and boys that have been there have worn earrings. Not problematic.@farouk - out of curiosity - you may have stated elsewhere - do you have tattoos and piercings? I’m assuming you do? And if tattoos - what images/words have you chosen?
I guess you could say this is a trivia thread.
Just how many preachers' wives happen to wear earrings...?
@Goldie75 Well, it can be a regular request / feature - in some families, and thus a topical subject, also, I guess.
(It's also in the Bible, repeatedly, in various contexts.)
@Goldie75 Yes, well, 1 stud in each lobe is the minimalist way.
When decades back teen girls - AND their moms - started getting 2 in each lobe, it seemed to relate to when if a son wanted even 1 stud in 1 lobe, it was hard to deny it when mom and sister already had 2 each side, right?
(I don't find it problematic.)
JohnPaul
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@Heart2Soul Plenty of preachers' wives and daughters have pierced ears, as it happens. It's so often a straightforward, birthday event. At the small local church where we attend a number of the young men /boys wear earrings also. (They evidently have birthdays also, LOL.) The wise thing for Christian parents to do if young ppl want their ears pierced is to encourage them to have it done in a safe and clean way to avoid complications. Not to fight it, but help them do it safely.
@Lambano I do think ear piercing is all part of growing up, among young ppl. Including among young men.
Best for parents of young ppl to focus on them having it done safely and cleanly, rather than trying to fight it.
@Heart2Soul PS: So do you think this subject and discussion is deep enough?
I guess it is at least a very practical one; and doing it right can be very straightforward and uncontroversial for a lot of young ppl; but...
Getting it wrong can lead to a lot of problems if it's not done properly..............
I guess it is at least a very practical one; and doing it right can be very straightforward and uncontroversial for a lot of young ppl; but...
Getting it wrong can lead to a lot of problems if it's not done properly..............
I suppose it is...but I am going to have to put it on the back burner for tonight cause I am getting ready for bed.@Heart2Soul PS: So do you think this subject and discussion is deep enough?
I guess it is at least a very practical one; and doing it right can be very straightforward and uncontroversial for a lot of young ppl; but...
Getting it wrong can lead to a lot of problems if it's not done properly..............
@Heart2Soul Well, okay......
Over the years it's the sort of issue that doesn't go away, anyway....
It used to be that one ear stud each side was the standard. (Remember the days...?)
Now it seems that 2 each side (at least) is what they in the end expect. At least, for girls.
For young men it seems like one each side is still the standard, among those that do it, anyway.
@Lambano I think it probably can help a young man with his confidence if he gets his ears pierced, don't you think?
Brakelite
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@Pearl PS: Honestly it's also rather benign if young men pierce their ears also; at least, if a majority of the young men and boys who have come to our local church are anything to go by.I'd forgotten about that.
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