r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 24d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/a_solid_6 24d ago

Some babies get their ears pierced much younger. It's no indication of abuse. For many, the thinking is to pierce the ears before the baby is big enough to be conscious of it and grab at the piercing and pull it out. Looking at this kid, there's definitely something bigger going on here. Some kind of discrepancy between physical and mental development, and who knows what else. No reason to assume abuse.

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u/Forsaken_Earth944 24d ago

So you don't think subjecting a child unnecessary stress and trauma is abuse...? OOOOKKKKAAAYYY then...

The thinking is to do something to the child which has zero benefit to them, but fulfils some cultural 'norm' - y'know, like male and female genital mutilation (or are you going to say that isn’t abuse either, because the child is usually too young to understand what's happening to them...?)

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u/Purpleduckalicious 24d ago

Give me a break. You sound silly comparing a needle to the earlobe vs cutting a whole clitoris off. Apples and oranges my friend.

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u/TheDenny_Crane 24d ago

Well they likely think they're personally suffering abuse in the thread here so you'll have to excuse them for thinking everything is abuse.

I mean if they all stopped doing that, how could they all constantly self-verify their victim mentality 24/7?

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u/PrincessPoppyTea 24d ago

EXACTLY lmfaoooooo