Comments on: What’s worse… Tattoo or Circumcision? http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cathy @ Chief Family Officer http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-37619 Cathy @ Chief Family Officer Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:18:33 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-37619 What kind of person agrees to put a tattoo on a child??? What kind of person agrees to put a tattoo on a child???

]]> By: Ameya http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-36364 Ameya Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:51:20 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-36364 Whoa- life sentence? That' is way out of proportion to the crime- i agree the big bad gang word is making this a lot different than it otherwise would be. The parent should NOT be allowed to do this, but are we really going to pay for him to live in jail for the rest of his life, so he doesn't tattoo a paw print on another child!? Who is wanting to actually spend their tax dollars on that? Obviously they want to jail him because he's in a gang, but can't they find any real evidence to put him away for the real reason? I was just talking about the baby ear piercing yesterday. I detest it. My mom had mine pierced before a year old and they very unsurprisingly grew asymmetrically, and i'm too OCD to even be able to look at my ears (let alone actually wear earrings) and i'm very upset that she was legally allowed to deform (yes, even though they are little holes) me in such a manner. I don't think any of these permanent (even if surgically reversible) things should be allowed. Children are not the "property" of their parents! :( Whoa- life sentence? That’ is way out of proportion to the crime- i agree the big bad gang word is making this a lot different than it otherwise would be. The parent should NOT be allowed to do this, but are we really going to pay for him to live in jail for the rest of his life, so he doesn’t tattoo a paw print on another child!? Who is wanting to actually spend their tax dollars on that? Obviously they want to jail him because he’s in a gang, but can’t they find any real evidence to put him away for the real reason?

I was just talking about the baby ear piercing yesterday. I detest it. My mom had mine pierced before a year old and they very unsurprisingly grew asymmetrically, and i’m too OCD to even be able to look at my ears (let alone actually wear earrings) and i’m very upset that she was legally allowed to deform (yes, even though they are little holes) me in such a manner. I don’t think any of these permanent (even if surgically reversible) things should be allowed. Children are not the “property” of their parents! :(

]]> By: Kyler http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-36255 Kyler Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:03:18 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-36255 Just goes to show how much sway public perception can have on things. Logically, circumcision is worse, but it's been done for ages and ages and has never been questioned enough by people with enough power to make the general consensus see it as unacceptable. Just goes to show how much sway public perception can have on things. Logically, circumcision is worse, but it’s been done for ages and ages and has never been questioned enough by people with enough power to make the general consensus see it as unacceptable.

]]> By: Mary A. http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-36230 Mary A. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:09 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-36230 While I agree that tatooing your kid is not a steller parenting move, life in jail is not a fitting punishment. And per the article, he didn't force it on the kid either (doesn't make it right, but still). So many "parents" get away with far worse abuse that causes permanent scars much less visible on the outside than a stupid tatoo. What are we doing about them? Nothing, because we are too busy making a spectacle of jackasses like this one. I agree with Paul in that the decision to circumcise is not my right as a parent to make, and I did not for either of my boys. If they want to hate me for it later, so be it. While I agree that tatooing your kid is not a steller parenting move, life in jail is not a fitting punishment. And per the article, he didn’t force it on the kid either (doesn’t make it right, but still). So many “parents” get away with far worse abuse that causes permanent scars much less visible on the outside than a stupid tatoo. What are we doing about them? Nothing, because we are too busy making a spectacle of jackasses like this one.
I agree with Paul in that the decision to circumcise is not my right as a parent to make, and I did not for either of my boys. If they want to hate me for it later, so be it.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-36223 Jeremy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:39:42 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-36223 i'm sure in most cases, a tattoo can be considered permanent. I know it can be covered up or removed, but from what i hear it's very expensive to remove a tattoo and the kid is 7 years old. are you going to let him get another one to cover it up? I think not. I say give the 'dad' (and I use that term lightly - how about sperm donor instead?) a life sentence for aggravated mayhem and sterilize him while you're at it too. he's obviously not fit to be a father. i’m sure in most cases, a tattoo can be considered permanent. I know it can be covered up or removed, but from what i hear it’s very expensive to remove a tattoo and the kid is 7 years old. are you going to let him get another one to cover it up? I think not. I say give the ‘dad’ (and I use that term lightly – how about sperm donor instead?) a life sentence for aggravated mayhem and sterilize him while you’re at it too. he’s obviously not fit to be a father.

]]> By: Paul http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/10/tattoo.html/comment-page-1#comment-36204 Paul Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:54:47 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=4537#comment-36204 Circumcision is worse because it is an amputation without consent. It is a "permanent disfigurment." When the kid grows up he can have the tattoo removed. Not defending the act. It was wrong to do but so is circumcision. Children are not property and should not be altered because their parents think it will make them fit in with other gang members, to look like dad, or because they like the look...of the tattoo. Circumcision is worse because it is an amputation without consent. It is a “permanent disfigurment.” When the kid grows up he can have the tattoo removed. Not defending the act. It was wrong to do but so is circumcision. Children are not property and should not be altered because their parents think it will make them fit in with other gang members, to look like dad, or because they like the look…of the tattoo.

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