for me, it was because we wanted to. plain and simple. it wasn't cultural, it wasn't due to pressure, it wasn't to make her more girly or anything like that. we simply wanted to do it. and we did. no different to a parent choosing to do anything else with their child - it's their choice, they do it. we chose to do it when she was young as our niece had been HARPING for earrings from the age of three til her dad said yes at 6. she fiddled, she pulled, she messed about with them - and she had infections for weeks. we decided to get DD's ears pierced when she was young enough that she wouldn't play with them - she was 12 weeks, didn't get a single infection, never showed signs of pain (and she was quite clear at letting us know when things hurt by that stage). she reacted less to her ears being pierced than she did to immunisations!
like immunisation, circumcision or anything else, it's all about personal choice
ZF - don't ask your DP's cousin to cover for you or get it done. the last thing you want is to have dramas within your family. if you and DP can't agree, you either need to keep working on him, or do it and cop the blame yourself. personally i think if he doesnt agree , let it slide. too much conflict there already.
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