EAR ME OUT
‘That girl is fearless, watch out’ people exclaim as mum reveals her four-year-old daughter pierced her OWN ears
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A MUM was left open-mouthed after her daughter proudly came downstairs to show off her new accessory.
Brianna Attias was downstairs with the rest of her family when her four-year-old came up to her mum and showed off her latest asset.
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In the clip, her daughter confidently came down the stairs to show her parents that she had decided to pierce her ears all by herself.
The toddler seemed completely unfazed by the pain she went through - using a pair of her mum's plastic hoop earrings to pierce holes in her own ears.
Stunned by the situation her mum picked up the camera to show off her daughter's new jewellery and said: " I can't believe you did that?
"Did it hurt?"
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The young girl responded triumphantly with a 'no' as she continued to show them off.
Her mum asked if she was lying about the pain but her daughter was adamant it was pain-free.
She then went over to her dad, who was sitting on the sofa looking both shocked and horrified at his daughter's sheer determination.
He shock his head as he searched Google on his phone for how to deal with the situation.
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Brianna, through laughing, said: "Daddy can't believe it."
Still stunned, he replied: "What do you, what do you, what does a person like that turn into?"
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The clip has since gone viral on the mum's TikTok account @with over 15 million views and 2.4 million likes.
People were quick to take to the comments in awe of her daughter's independence but also warned how it'll only get worse as she becomes a teen.
One person wrote: "Her teen years are gonna be fun."
Another commented: "That girl is fearless watch out."
Ear-piercing babies and toddlers
CAROL Cooper, Sun Doctor, reveals the medical implications of ear-piercing babies and toddlers:
- Ear-piercing in babies and toddlers is controversial. On the one hand, it could be seen as a form of child abuse. But it's also widely done in many countries and cultures, and is a lot less of an assault than other procedures some girls have to endure.
- There are certainly medical hazards.
Infection is one, which is why many paediatricians recommend waiting until at least the first tetanus jab at two months of age. But there are also many other potential infections which routine vaccines don't prevent. Getting ears pierced somewhere that just looks clean is no guarantee. - Tearing the earlobe is a risk if the earring gets caught on clothing or bedding, or the baby just pulls on it.
- The earrings can also fall out, and they're small enough to be a choking hazard to a baby or young child.
Sometimes keloid scarring results, with an unsightly lumpy scar. - That's why it's better to wait till your child is old enough to want pierced ears, as well as to look after them herself.
"That would be the wildest thing to do as a teen hahaha but she is just a kid omg," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "Dad is literally googling help strategies."
"Dad is terrified,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “That girl knows no fear."
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