Artist Girl got her first piercing when she was in 8th grade. Guitar Teen, I believe, was probably around the same age when he wanted his first earring. Last week, Wrestling Fan, asked if he could get his ear pierced. He is going to be sixteen in a few months & I'm quite surprised that he hadn't asked before now.
Wrestling Fan has been working really hard in school and is proving to be a very responsible teen. When he first texted me his request, I told him that we would need to have a conversation with dad. The next day, I had a lunch date with my husband, so I brought it up in conversation with him. He was fine with it.
Last Friday, we took him to get his ear pierced & he's now sporting some nice bling (well, what under $40 in bling will get you anyway!) in his left year.
He got quite the kick out of the young woman who was doing the piercing. She asked him if he was over or under 18.
It stoked his ego, just a bit.
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Fun for him to look older! :) Both my kids had to be 10 to get their ears pierced. Both have stayed with one ear pierce per ear. Ashley(older one) did have her nose pierced on the side when she turned 18. I didn't want to give permission for that one, but now I like it on her a lot and it's pretty mainstream. At the time, I thought it would affect how people judged her and how employers saw her. (she did have to cover it for certain jobs)
I'm okay with ear piercings, but I have seen some kids with some serious regret about the ear gauges, so that one would be a line in the sand for me.
Glad to hear he's doing great.
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