Earrings on Boys: Am I Sexist If I Say No?
Her 9-year-old wants huge "diamond" earrings, and when she said no, he called her sexist. Now she's asking you: is he right?
Hi friends, how old should a kid be to get earrings? And does it matter whether that kid is a girl or a boy? Those are exactly the questions our reader Lara is asking, because things are getting heated at her house over the topic of boys and earrings:
I think earrings on boys are dumb!
My name is Lara, and I have two kids, a girl (7) and a boy (9). Our daughter has wanted pierced ears for a long time, so for her birthday we gave her a gift certificate to get her ears pierced. A few weeks ago, our son suddenly decided he wants earrings too, because the older boys on his basketball team have them.
What he'd love most is huge "diamonds" in both ears, which honestly gives me the creeps. I just don't like earrings on boys, not in one ear and not in both. To me it looks tacky.
Now, my son is never at a loss for words, and he told me I'm sexist. If colors are for everyone, then earrings are for everyone too. And if the only reason I'd say no is that he's a boy, then that's just plain sexist. I totally get his argument, and it still doesn't change my mind.
When shaving lightning bolts into your haircut was the thing, I vetoed that too. Earrings are more permanent than that, and he might decide someday that he hates them. Somehow earrings on girls are different, aren't they?
What do you think? Where do you land on this?
This story first appeared in German on StadtLandMama.
