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Jillian Michaels is being praised for letting her son pierce his ears

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Jillian Michaels is one cool mom.

Recently, the fitness guru posted a cute photo of her 4-year-old son, Phoenix, to her Instagram account.

“The little man works on his selfie skills. And yes, he got his ears pierced. His sister got her’s pierced, and he wanted his done,” Michaels captioned the photo. “I wasn’t about to say ‘that’s for girls.‘”

Some were quick to say the 42-year-old mom of two made a poor decision.

“I think it was wrong..he is a young boy..when he is older that should be his decision if his parents agree with it..sorry..,” wrote cmt1821.

But, overwhelmingly, the comments were extremely positive and supportive.

“Very handsome young man. My daughter asked for her third holes in her ears. She’s 11. To me, it’s the momma you are in the present that realizes these are the little things that matter. They could be asking for and doing much worse,” wrote carlenebensch.

“Love the earrings!! My son says when he turns 8, he will get his pierced. I am a strong believer in letting them grow without the stereotypical gender roles/boundaries. In our house, there is no such thing as girl colors and boy colours, girl or boy hair cuts and no girl only or boy only toys, etc…,” said ever1needsalilshade. “My boy has long hair and painted nails and I love that he will grow to be whoever he wants to be, and will love and accept anyone, just the way they are.”

“I seriously love seeing parents teach their kids that all people are created equal regardless of gender or race. My favorite is when my 3 year old niece asks my sister if someone is a boy or a girl and she responds, ‘Who cares?! They’re your friend and that’s all that matters!'” said chelle_gets_fit.

“It’s 2016, telling a boy, ‘earrings are only for girls’ is about as outdated as telling girls, ‘jobs are only for boys.,'” said kenriquez1122. “Way to your child be who he is! If he decides later he doesn’t like the earrings guess what, he can take them out. Let’s not crush anyone’s spirit with old societal norms.”

“In all honesty, his karate teacher and my brother had it done soto him, it’s something the cool guys do,” explained Michaels in an Instagram comment. “I figure if he ever doesn’t like them, he takes them out and the holes close.”

We love how Michaels let her son make the call when it came to getting his ears pierced — and even more, we loved seeing all the support from her Instagram followers.

What do you think about Michaels’s decision to let her son pierce his ears? Let us know by tweeting @YahooStyleCA.