A piercer has said they had to explain to a parent why they wouldn't pierce a two-week-old baby's ears. Adhum Price, a Professional Cosmetic Body Piercer at Blue Banana, took to TikTok to share the interaction he had with the dad.
The parent had come in and asked if they did piercings, to which Adhum replied: "Yes, we are a piercing studio."
Adhum claims the customer asked: "Can I please get my baby's ears pierced?" reports The Mirror.
The body piercer replied: "I'm sorry sir, how old is your baby?," to which the person had replied that their baby was two weeks old.
Adhum says the focus then was: "heavily on not letting my inside voice pop off, exuding expletives I never realised I knew", but actually replied: "No I'm sorry, we wouldn't pierce your baby's ears at two weeks old".
Staying calm and collected, the piercing expert explained to the customers that they would never go younger than eight years old and even then "it's a case of informed consent", adding: "You kind of have to have a conversation with your kid and find out whether it's something they want to go through with, whether they are comfortable having them pierced and whether they are alright with us using needles".
The dad said their two-week-old baby was "fine with needles".
People in the comment section couldn't believe that someone had tried to pierce their child's ears when they were that young.
One said: "Thank God. I really hate that people wanna do that to babies."
Another added: "I love you. You are amazing, don't know how you kept your calm."
However, another said: "I see both sides. I know families who do it in their culture (I'm a nanny) but I can totally understand where you're coming from."
