babys ears pierced

diable

mich13x wrote: »

My MIL was looking after my nine month old daughter for us today and returned her to us with pierced ears.

I am just so upset about this, i did not want my daughter to have her ears pierced until she was old enough to ask herself. MIL didnt see anything wrong and was acting as though she did me a favour!

I admit i got angry and gave her a few choice words i maybe shouldnt have but i felt she overstepped the mark. Shes always a pushy woman but this has went too far for me. OH prefers to stick his head in the sand and told me i was being too harsh on his mum and to just let it go, but i cant this time im too upset. I feel she has breached my trust in her.

Does anyone else think i have overreacted? Any thoughts on babies having their ears pierced in general?

To top it off bubs is normally sleeping by 7 but has been very grouchy and hard to settle tonight i think her little ears are sore

I'd report it to the Police as GBH.

diable

mich13x wrote: »

She had her ears done at a beauty salon on the high street near where she lives. I dont use this salon but i walk by it regularly so i will be popping in to have a word with the girl that did it. My MIL doesnt look particularly old so she could maybe have passed my daughter off as hers but i didnt get to ask her, she was out the door as soon as i said the f word I dont normally swear but i was very upset...

OH telling me i overreacted made me doubt myself a little as i do tend to do that alot where the children are concerned but this thread has reassured me and i will be making sure my MIL understands this sort of thing isnt on.

Tell them that you will be reporting them to the council/suing them, I'd be more then livid.......

asharon

Was it buy one get one free ??





J/k, that was not right of MIL. I'd be telling her she can never have unsupervised visits ever again

Mupette

Whilst i'd be fuming that the salon did this, they got a signed declaration from someone who claimed guradianship of a child.

They have done nothing wrong as such, MIL lied to them. They didn't know she lied.

Yes i'd be bloody fuming if that happened. That's mutilation of a minor.

I'm glad you took them out.

I had to wait until i was in my teens to have mine done, my dad didnt like girls with pierced ears, and he wasn't happy when mum took me to get them done.

It would take me a very very very long time to trust this woman again.

Lotus-eater

Mupette wrote: »

Whilst i'd be fuming that the salon did this, they got a signed declaration from someone who claimed guradianship of a child.

They have done nothing wrong as such, MIL lied to them. They didn't know she lied.

How on earth could you be fuming at the salon then? They've done nothing wrong, as you said yourself.


I've only just read the first post. I would be absolutely up the wall, my MIL wouldn't do this as I made sure the boundaries were very well established when my DD was born, but if she did, there would be no more visits with Granny alone. Probably ever.

Flyboy152

flashnazia wrote: »

The Police! Don't you think they have more pressing things to worry about?

It's getting a bit hysterical in here. Good job the MIL's address isn't known otherwise the'd be a lynch mob outside.

And what has any of this got to do with moneysaving anyway?

I think the assault of a nine month old child is something the police would take very seriously. I really do wonder at some people's impressions of what the police are actually there for. As well as the police it might be useful to contact social services, it is important that she has as little contact with children as possible.

Bearo

Ear piercing should be by choice when old enough to decide. I would have been mortified by this. I often see young babies, usually Asian, with them and I just hate it. Do what you like to your own body, but to do this to a child is wrong, even when it's your own.

sassyblue

diable wrote: »

Tell them that you will be reporting them to the council/suing them, I'd be more then livid.......

So would l. If it's local to you OP then they should know that YOU are the guardian and monster-in-law isn't.

Cannot believe what that woman did, you're not over-reacting OP!

And no, l wouldn't let her take baby out again on her own, stupid woman.

Charlie2011

I would have been fuming, your MIL had no right to do this!

hermanmunster_3

just picked up one LA regs on ear piercing

http://www.dartford.gov.uk/business/AgeandConsent.htm

quite clear that it has to be WRITTEN parental consent (not granny or anyone else...) + parent or guardian have to be present...

It is usually Environmental health who licence thse places.. they may be interested to discover the breach of consent policy..