This Mom’s Newborn Piercing Photo Has the Internet Seriously Freaking Out

An Ohio mom’s Facebook post is going viral after she shared a photo of her baby daughter’s dimple “piercing.”

In a satirical post, Enedina Vance wrote “So I got the baby girl’s dimple pierced!!” next to a photo of an adorable all-smiles baby with a rather fake looking diamond (which CNN says was Photoshopped) nestled in her cheek dimple.

“I’m the parent, she is MY CHILD, I will do whatever I want!! I make all of her decisions until she’s 18, I made her, I own her!!” Vance continued. “I don’t need anyone’s permission, I think it’s better, cuter, & I prefer her to have her dimple pierced. Its NOT abuse!! If it was, it would be illegal, but it’s not. People pierce their babies everyday, this is no different.”

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She concluded the Facebook post with a slew of hashtags, including #ChildrensRights and #sarcasm.

Since Vance shared the post in late June, it has received over 13,000 reactions and 14,000 shares — and while some commenters understood the sarcasm, others responded with hate.

“This makes me want to puke lol,” one woman commented. “This lady is f–ed up for even putting her though that pain for something completely unnecessary!”

“I’m not okay with this one bit…No, never in a million years are my kids or any babies in my house getting their flipping cheeks pierced…their [sic] babies not, baby dolls,” said another.

The satiric post actually carried a double meaning; Vance, who is also against circumcision, wanted to make a point about altering your baby’s body.

“My point is that no one has the right to alter or modify another person’s body for aesthetic purposes,” she wrote in the comments.

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“Not only has this sparked a debate, but it has created a dialogue that demands we reevaluate our role as parents,” she wrote in a later post. “We as a society have a responsibility to protect our most vulnerable gifts, our children.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics says the benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks; however, the organization does not universally recommend the practice. Instead, the AAP leaves the circumcision decision up to parents — and supports use of anesthetics for infants who have the procedure.

It’s also important to note that circumcision is a religious ritual with certain faiths, like Judaism and Islam.