Dad blasts parents after they 'permanently damage' daughter's body whilst babysitting

The dad blamed his parents for the huge mistake they made while babysitting his nine-month old daughter - whom he gave the take name Thalia to protect her identity.

A fuming dad has slammed his parents for a huge error they made while babysitting his nine-month-old daughter. The anonymous man was left outraged when he found out that his parents had gone behind his back to "permanently damage" his wee girl.

Posting about the situation on Reddit, the dad revealed that he left his daughter, whom he gave the name Thalia to protect her identity, in the care of his mum and dad. And when he returned home, he discovered his folks had taken it upon themselves to get her ears pierced, The Mirror reports.

He told how he and his wife had already discussed getting Thalia's ears pierced but had decided to wait until she was told enough to decide for herself. Furious at his parents going against their wishes, he wrote: "I was never into the idea of it being done as a baby when they can't consent, my fiancée's parents pierced her ears when she was a baby and she always hated wearing earrings. Still doesn't wear any.

"When they babysat for us once they got one of my mum's friends to do it and we were f***ing p***ed they went behind our backs. We stopped talking to them after that for disrespecting our decision. Everyone was saying we were making a big deal and we can't cut them out of their granddaughter's life over something like that."

The parents decided they would only let Thalia's grandparents see her when they were with her and not let her out of their sight when she was around them, but that decision has angered other members of the family.

"That's where everyone is still saying we're being massive a**holes because we're still punishing them over something that's not a big deal and we’re treating them like children," he added. "Even my fiancée's parents think that only letting them have supervised visits is too much and they should be allowed to babysit or have Thalia at their place alone like before. We're still not wanting to change our minds on our conditions so it's pitting everyone against us."

The dad asked Reddit users whether he and his fiancée were being unreasonable for not wanting to leave her alone with them and whether he should be more forgiving - and everyone agreed his parents were in the wrong. Some even accused his parents of "permanently damaging" their granddaughter's body without her consent, or the consent of her mum and dad.

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One person said: "I wouldn't be leaving my child with them ever again. My mum cut my daughter's fringe and I lost it; this is another level altogether."

Another pointed out: "They permanently damaged their granddaughter's ears to put jewellery in, which can cause an infection and possibly kill the child if it was not done with sterile gear, which is not confirmed because it was just one of their friends and possibly not a professional. If the granddaughter doesn't like the piercings when she is older, then they permanently ruined one of the main parts of her body. That is absolutely absurd."

Someone else said: "Yeah. It's not about the ear piercing. It's about the blatant disregard for the parents' wishes. You can't trust people who not only will do things you don't want them to do but also refuse to apologise for what they did, dismissing it." A fourth person put: "Funny how no one is criticising the parents for ACTING like children. Don't act like children and you won't get treated like children."

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