A woman I know has a daughter who is 13 and started going through puberty just before her 12th birthday. Mom wants to get laser treatment for the daughter to remove her pubic, and underarm hair. I recommended she wait till her daughter was 18+ and let her decide for herself. Mom’s argument is that it is no different than a parent getting their babies ears pierced.

Contributing factors,
1. Mom has had laser herself
2. Daughter does shave
3. Mom tried to get her daughter tattooed, but state law prevented it.
4. Mom want’s to put daughter on birth control (as a 15th. birthday present)

Topics: parenting, child welfare, laser, NSFW, child rights