I don't believe in piercing my daughter's ears when she should be the one making the decision to put holes in her ears, not me.  That being said, she won't be allowed that decision until she's at least 15 just like I was when I had my first ear piercings.

I really have no idea why they are piercing through the ear cartlidge.  No place would do that when I was a teenager.  It was said to possibly cause cartlidge degeneration down the road.  I have three piercings in my ear lobes, and that's all that will be getting pierced on me.  I have one tattoo on my upper right arm--barbed wire.

  my dh was against getting our first daughters ears done until she asked. well she asked when she was two years old. we had them done and had nothing but problems because she wouldn't stop touching them. when we had our second daughter I said I was getting her ears done at 1 month and we did and she had no problems. when i turned 30 the three of us went together and they got a second pierce and i got a 4th. they are just fine. now they want pink and blue hair anyone have any info on that situation? i have no clue about this.

Yikes!  I can't help you there.  Haircoloring isn't even an option here!  They won't have any options other than what I tell them.  They'll have their options when they're of legal age and not living under this roof anymore!

My daughter is only three years old, so she has a ways to go before she's even allowed to get her ears pierced.

  Sometimes it's difficult to say no to your children, but when it comes to something permanent like piercings they really need to be old enough to be able to take care of them theirselves. As far as the pink or blue hair, don't make it a permanent hair color, it's not good at their young age. They make a spray that washes out. I use to get it at Sally's as my granddaughter loved getting colored streaks in her hair. 

Hi all, sorry about my late reply. I got really busy and now just having my own little pitty party.

Anyhoo, when dh got home I made her tell him what she had asked me for and he looked at her with big eyes. We sat down and told her everything she would need to expect and I am thinking she now wants to wait which is good because, I really don't know how she would react. She freaks out when she receives shots or gets a little cut. I think we will continue to try and talk her out of it for awhile.

DD loves clip ons, we buy the kids clip on earrings but, they tend to break easily so I might just buy her a few real clip ons.

Thank you all for the replies, suggestions and advice. I really appreciate it and i will remember everything you have all said in this thread when it is time.

As for hair coloring? I experimented with colors as a teen and into my early adult years. Now, I still experiment with color but, not like I did back then (green, purple, blue..etc.). I dye my hair all the time, plus if I didn't I would have too many gray hairs (I am 30).

The reason I got my eyebrow pierced is really tough to explain. I did this during my separation with my husband in 2006 so I was trying to "find myself" and going through a major crisis in my life. Well, I grew on it and I really like my piercing. My nose on the other hand has been pierced several times (Myself) and I go in spurts whether or not I like having it in. I just don't like having to fix it all the time where the wire doesn't show.

Ohhh, thanks for the tip! That sounds like something she would love. I plan to start buying her stuff for her birthday soon. DD turns 7 in July, they grow up too fast! My son will be 11 this year.