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Warrigal

Warrigal

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I'm anticipating that there will be a variety of responses but my reaction to this photo, from a site selling baby jewellery and accessories, is "Poor little petal. Why do little babies have to wear this kind of frippery?"

Do baby boys get the same treatment or is it just girls?

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I don't see the sense in putting fancy jewelry or makeup on babies at all, I think those parents have issues themselves. Kim Kardashian has a reality show here, although I don't know what made her famous expect she was born into money and she's trashy, she has no talent. She's already making her baby model, and I understand she even had the baby's eyebrows waxed when she was an infant...that to me is sick!
 
I looked up the story about the baby getting her eyebrows waxed and I think it's a rumour but Ms. K. has denied it. She says that would be a sick thing to do to a baby also. It started because of speculation over how perfect the little girls eyebrows looked in one photo. My guess is that they probably used a touch of gel to tame them but because they looked so groomed, the rumour got started. I don't know, maybe she's lying, but maybe she isn't. She certainly is a pretty baby that's for sure.

I'm not into piercing baby's ears (why hurt someone you love even a tiny bit?). When my girls were babies, getting them vaccinated was something I hated to do. I remember crying when they did because of the shot so I can't imagine doing something that would have given my wee sweeties pain for the sake of earrings! But if these moms want to dress them up with junk for the sake of photos I don't really care. It's their money, their kid. As long as they don't continue on to become those mother daughter couples that do the baby beauty pageant thing with all that horrible sexualizing that goes on because I think those children get a really skewed idea of their own importance and the reason they're important as human beings.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
I'm anticipating that there will be a variety of responses but my reaction to this photo, from a site selling baby jewellery and accessories, is "Poor little petal. Why do little babies have to wear this kind of frippery?"

Do baby boys get the same treatment or is it just girls?

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This is cute just long enough to take the photo. Then take it off the poor baby!
 
I have seen these type of baby pictures in the Baby Announcements in the newspaper. On the baby boys some put a baseball cap. I think it's all about covering the lack of hair.
 
I can't relocate the site where these photos were posted but it wasn't a photography site. It was a sales outlet for baby accessories and it is the prevalence of beaded items that worries me. That and the early feminisation of infants.
 
Not something I care one way or the other about. So long as the baby is not being hurt, I would leave it up to the parents how they want to decorate it.
 
I'm not a fan of any of that. It's one thing to momentarily put a bow in their hair to take a picture, but that's about it for me.
Let babies be babies..
 
Pappy said:
The beads and trinkets worry me too. You know the first thing that a baby grabs goes right into its mouth. I can see hats or caps but forget the jewelry.
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I object to beads as well. All you have to do is turn your back for a second and the baby is choking on it.
 
Ameriscot said:
I object to beads as well. All you have to do is turn your back for a second and the baby is choking on it.
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I agree... I would imagine they were put on for the pic and removed.. All in all... the kid looks pretty comfortable, sleeping soundly and doesn't appear in agony.. or even the least bit bothered.. If mom wants a pic with bows and beads it's her choice to make. Don't know why it bothers anyone..
 
So far as piercing goes.. ie ear piercing.. I don't think a baby should be subjected to that, and had I had girls, it would have waited until they were in their teens. However, there are cultural aspects to it. It is very common in Latino culture for babies to have pierced ears and it's done frequently. NOW.. that's not to say I agree with all cultural norms.. ******* mutilation is an abhorrent practice and should be eliminated.. AND some would say that the Western practice of circumcision is barbaric.. On these levels. ear piercing seems pretty tame to me.
 
QuickSilver said:
So far as piercing goes.. ie ear piercing.. I don't think a baby should be subjected to that, and had I had girls, it would have waited until they were in their teens. However, there are cultural aspects to it. It is very common in Latino culture for babies to have pierced ears and it's done frequently. NOW.. that's not to say I agree with all cultural norms.. ******* mutilation is an abhorrent practice and should be eliminated.. AND some would say that the Western practice of circumcision is barbaric.. On these levels. ear piercing seems pretty tame to me.
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Ear piercing in small children, whatever the culture, should be illegal. Circumcision should also be illegal unless there is a good medical reason for doing so.
 
Justme said:
Ear piercing in small children, whatever the culture, should be illegal. Circumcision should also be illegal unless there is a good medical reason for doing so.
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Some say circumcision will prevent problems in the future. I have a brother-in-law that had recurrent infections due to not being circumcised. He had the procedure in his 20's... something he would never want to go through again. My sons were circumcised. I'm torn on the issue.. although most people here in the States still have it done.

Ear piercing should be left up to the parents. It's not that big of a deal.. I can't get all worked up about it.
 
QuickSilver said:
Some say circumcision will prevent problems in the future. I have a brother-in-law that had recurrent infections due to not being circumcised. He had the procedure in his 20's... something he would never want to go through again. My sons were circumcised. I'm torn on the issue.. although most people here in the States still have it done.

Ear piercing should be left up to the parents. It's not that big of a deal.. I can't get all worked up about it.
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The foreskin is there for a purpose and should not be removed unless there is a problem! It is like removing the appendix just in case one gets appendicitis!
 
If it was my child, I wouldn't want to put cheap trash on her to make her look ''sweet''..

But as pointed out..she doesn't look in any discomfort and sleeping soundly!!..:love_heart:
 
A baby's head is soft and still forming. Putting a band around it may cause a permanent formation.

AND, Being a man, I'm all for circumcision. It's much more sanitary and easier to take care of while bathing.

I'm glad I had it done and also my two boys. In some religions, it's mandatory.
 
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