Piercing infants ears

I do not agree with piercing infants ears. You may as well pierce their eyebrows, lips and nose. It makes absolutely no sense to me, why mothers FEEL that they HAVE to do so. They treat it like its a vaccination. You can now make appointments with Pediatricians, to do this! What if that child grows up not wanting her ears pierced? They say to pierce their ears as an infant, so they will not remember, but guess what? They still feel the pain! I chose NOT to pierce my daughters ears, so that when they're ready, they can make that decision on their own! It shouldn't be forced! I want my kids to experience the ear piercing pain, so that they know, that life is not sugarcoated. I'll never understand why women do these things.