Parents: what have been some disagreements over parenting in your relationship?

Parents: what have been some disagreements over parenting in your relationship?
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answer:Ear piercing. A family member of mine had lost an ear due to infection. My wife, at the time, and her parents wished to get my daughters ears pierced almost immediately after birth. I insisted that none of my children would ever have an ear pierced. We split the difference at 8 years old.
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