Parents have to make many decisions about their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, and naturally, not everyone agrees with them. A spectacular difference of opinion can arise from this, especially if a parent shares his educational principles with the whole world.

Little Lara is only 4 months old, but she is already a real star, where her mother regularly shares videos of her. The mother recently shared a video to show how much her little girl has grown in the past 4 months, so for comparison, she showed a recording from when Lara was just 24 hours into the world. But the video had an unexpected effect. People noticed that the barely a day-old 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 already had her ᴇᴀʀs ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ, and many found this disturbing.

Users began to debate whether the mother’s decision was acceptable. There were those who agreed with the woman and pointed out that in some cultures, it is quite normal for babies’ ᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ at 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡. However, many expressed concern and argued that this decision should have been made by Lara when she was older. One commenter wrote: “I just don’t get it. And don’t kid yourself; it ʜᴜʀᴛ him just as much now as it would have ʜᴜʀᴛ him when he was older.” And another user added: “It’s the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’s decision whether they want to get their ᴇᴀʀs ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ or not? I’ll let my kids decide that when they understand these things.” Many mothers were also concerned about the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s safety, with user Amy stating: “I’d be so afraid she’ll pull them off and ᴄʜᴏᴋᴇ on them. My daughter was seven, and more son eight when they got theirs done”.

However, Lara’s mother defended herself against the ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ. She explained: “When your ᴇᴀʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ at 2 or 3 days old, the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 doesn’t feel the ᴘᴀɪɴ that it does at 1 or 2 years old. The ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ is performed by ɴᴇᴏɴᴀᴛᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs in the hospital at the time of 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.” Several people agreed with the mother, stressing that traditions vary from culture to culture and that every parent has a different idea of proper 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 rearing.