Since the practice is painful, parents often find it difficult to decide whether or not they should get their baby’s ear pierced. Moreover, many different perspectives exist around the world ...

In a viral TikTok, with over 9 million views, a professional piercer recorded her niece’s reaction to getting her ears pierced for the first time Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Another agreed. "Putting aside the cultural norm to pierce baby ears...they're not her parents. They don't get to make decisions like that," they said. "They knew you didn't want it done.

She finally decided she wanted to get over her fear and have me pierce her ears!" Though her niece was understandably nervous in the beginning, going through with the piercing was an important ...