tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post7928598568714388779..comments2023-10-08T02:18:41.570-07:00Comments on my whole life is on the tip of my tongue: A Piercing Dilemmaferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206469400998068200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-56626025072578282572011-07-25T18:08:38.329-07:002011-07-25T18:08:38.329-07:00I am totally on board with the 13-year rule. As t...I am totally on board with the 13-year rule. As the last of us three girls, I remember aching for this rite of passage, and that all my friends had theirs pierced already too. And silently cursing our mother for making me wait so painfully long. But when I was 13, and went with Mariana and Kate and Mom to get them done, I really felt like I had earned it. And then I got a couple more holes with you, and a couple more with mom. And then a tattoo later, after college. And none of them came too soon, and all of them were important marking points for my maturation, and I thank mom, and you MY big sis, for the significance of those milestones. Stay strong, and make her wait. Out of love, not fear :)Betsy Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868092024523163043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-55601802939923327982011-07-17T20:01:45.092-07:002011-07-17T20:01:45.092-07:00Well I'm thinking maybe you just say, "I ...Well I'm thinking maybe you just say, "I don't want you to have them because then you won't feel like my little girl any more."<br /><br />She might suprise you with her answer. :)<br /><br />And as you recall, I wrote about this issue also ... and it turned out to be a wonderful experience:<br /><br />http://wittylittlesecret.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/earrings-for-sweet-pea/Lori @ Witty Little Secrethttp://www.wittylittlesecret.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-76855274137911242712011-07-16T23:16:50.229-07:002011-07-16T23:16:50.229-07:00I feel like a stalker, but I really like reading y...I feel like a stalker, but I really like reading your blog and this post. <br /><br />I am 23 and still do not have my ears pierced...neither does my grandmother. I definitely hated the 13 year old rule my mom had set (being half mexican, my dad's sisters were not happy either when my mom made this rule...hispanic culture baby girls get their ears pierced)....as I got older the urge kind of went away probably because I was playing sports/karate and afraid an earring might get caught and tear my ear lobe!<br /><br />I have nothing against piercings, I actually wanted a nose ring once...not having my ears pierced has just become a part of who I am and makes me feel unique and it's something special I share in common with my grandma. <br /><br />I think the end of elementary school is a great idea....this way the 13 rule doesn't make you seem unreasonable and I felt like when my mom made a similar deal it made me think about if I truly wanted them, but I appreciated her letting me have a voice in the matter. <br />...you might find she will actually change her mind...and move on to bugging you for a cell phone barter instead!Lindsey Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-73820850369292833762011-07-16T20:58:12.253-07:002011-07-16T20:58:12.253-07:00Ahhhhh let her do it! C'mon. I have a BIG DA...Ahhhhh let her do it! C'mon. I have a BIG DANGLY LOOPY pair I will just give to you! ;)Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-46393014594229383462011-07-15T09:11:00.746-07:002011-07-15T09:11:00.746-07:00And that's "rite", not "right&q...And that's "rite", not "right"--gah! Time for me to go to Right-Aid and fight for my rites to teach English.Heather PCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-87064576170618730892011-07-14T18:09:24.186-07:002011-07-14T18:09:24.186-07:00I love that you're problem solving this, aitch...I love that you're problem solving this, aitchpea! Hard to imagine letting Big Sis know that ear piercing is the reward for menstruating...as a carrot at this age. She hasn't mentioned it in a few days, so we will see how this plays out...ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206469400998068200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-89754788338068435672011-07-14T16:30:38.540-07:002011-07-14T16:30:38.540-07:00Why not get her a few magnetic pairs for now? Unle...Why not get her a few magnetic pairs for now? Unless that still bothers you because of the grown-up aspect.<br /><br />Getting your ears pierced runs about twenty dollars, give or take the kind of earrings you want. If Big Sis REALLY wants to get them done but you're not into the idea just yet, could you tell her she has to earn the money to get it done herself? That make make it seem less appealing to her; or not since she seems pretty into the idea.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078782982430492536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054270503760281479.post-72024365687319841112011-07-14T12:10:50.451-07:002011-07-14T12:10:50.451-07:00I vaguely remember my mom and I allowing our neigh...I vaguely remember my mom and I allowing our neighbor to pierce our ears, with needle and ice cube, when I was nine-ish? It was awful. Mine quickly closed up from lack of care, and my mom's have been forever misaligned. I don't know what she was smoking at the time (or maybe it was just the '70s and that's how it was done), but she came to her senses and said no more ear piercings until age 12, and only with an ear-piercing gun. Age 12 has been, to me, the right age, and if I had a daughter who wanted her ears pierced, I would not allow it until then--no ifs, ands, or buts. It's a right of passage for junior high. Or maybe you could make it a treat for when she starts her period! Exchange one pain for another. Entry into womanhood and all that crap.Heather PCnoreply@blogger.com