Well, okay…

Sometimes, the things parents get slammed for on social media are just downright strange.

A picture of their child in swimmers. Breastfeeding in a public place. Posting a picture of their stretchmarks.

But sometimes, it’s not surprising when the Internet attacks. This mum might be the only person who was shocked by the criticism she got when she posted a picture of her baby with a hoop in his nose.

“Anonymous Mom”  writes on Mommyish:

http://ivillageau.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/files/pierced_baby-meme-jpg.jpg This is NOT the baby in question - just a cute trick from the world of Internet memes.

Um, yes. While piercing an infant's nose is commonplace in some cultures, posting a picture of your home baby-piercing to a mainstream crowd in the US was always going to attract some heat, Anonymous.

The mum goes on to write that she eventually removed her baby's nose ring after one woman wouldn't let her daughter play with him at a doctor's office. She says she realised that her choice to pierce his nose was impacting him negatively, so she took it out.

Anonymous also says that she had her son checked out by a doctor, and his nose is unharmed.

But she's not alone. There are plenty of other parents out there interested in doing the same thing.

Check out this post from a BabyCenter reader:

Or this one, from Cafe Mom:

So what do you think? Harmless, or ridiculous? 

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Don't judge me, but... I'm mad at the women who ruined my kid's party.

I confess... I hate my son's name.

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