“Am I a crazy MOM? Taking my teen girls to get their belly buttons pierced today..I secretly want mine done to.” (Tweet posted by 247Moms 5 minutes ago)

Am I a crazy DAD for finding this Tweet alarming. I must admit, I didn’t at first see the “teens” part. Still, piercing of any sort seems to be a major Rubicon of adulthood that I can’t imagine participating in. I keep pushing my nine year-old daughter’s ear piercing back. When she was five, I’d say seven, now I say 12. Who knows what I’ll say when she asks again in six months.