OFF TOPIC - pierced ears

Hope so

I think I'll keep it simple for now - plain gold until she decides she likes it.

Cheryl

Yes it was but I think she had been fairly recently tattooed, I am really wishing to know what these women are going to look like with all their 40/50 year old tats.

My father had masses of complicated tats on his arms and chest (went to sea as a lad of 14) and by the time he was in his 60s they were indistinct, black and verging on ugly. Now the same thing on a woman would IMO look twice as bad !

I have to have gold posts on mine, I do have a pair of Alexandrites set in platinum that my father gave me - same thing - I can last about half an hour before my ears feel they are burning off and start to swell. You would have thought the higher purity of platinum would have been better, but I guess not.

Of course it is - could Brat and I both be wrong ???

She will probably be overjoyed. Claire's sells earrings for sensitive ears as do many places. Neither of my girls had a problem with them. I have issues with watches not running on me or itching under the case but never had earring trouble.

My 8 year old niece loves her pierced ears. We share "girl talk" about jewelry and she's so proud to join in with an opinion, just like the adults. It did make her more responsible about caring for them herself and she did it willingly because she wanted them so much. If that's your case, you should be fine and one little girl will be very happy. Moni ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ----

Oh, I dunno....I got mine pierced when I was 25. Turns out that I'm intensely allergic to nickel, and so can't wear earrings with any in it. If I make a mistake, and the earring has anything *but* gold or platinum, my ears react--and so does the rest of me. At that point, I can't have any metal of any sort touching my skin. Turns out that my daughters have the same problem, so, although they got their own ears pierced at 18 and 20, we all have to be very, very careful.

As for me, I gave up and simply quit wearing ear rings. It was the only way to ensure my ability to wear my watch or wedding rings.

ANYway, the problem I had wasn't with my girls. It was with my son. He came up to me when he was sixteen and told me that he wanted to get his ear pierced.

...I know my son.

So...I said fine, bundled him in the car before he had a chance to say boo, drove him to the mall, waited while they pierced both ears and bought him his first pair, a nice 'manly' set of gold studs. I let him in on the family problem with metal allergies, and gave him all the 'how to take care of it' stuff. Then I reached up (he's 6'6") and patted him on the shoulder (couldn't reach his head...) and left him to his own devices.

He left the things in for about four weeks, then took 'em out and to this day I've never seen him wear an ear ring. Nor, after that, did he talk about toungue or other body piercings to me. I think he was afraid I'd offer to do the honors myself. His little brother avoided the topic completely.

I love taking the fun of rebellion out of rebellion. (snerk)

He DID sneak around and get a tattoo. It's fancy and has a snake on it. I admired that, and wondered aloud what it was going to look like when he was eighty, and his snake molted....

he only has the one.

Way to go ! With so many other really bad things teens can get into what's an earring or two lol

Absolutely. Pick your battles. If the kids know you're reasonable about some things, they're more likely to listen when you say No to something else that means more.

Although I personally choose not to have holes in my ears (I'm not a girly-girl and never was), I see nothing wrong with it for those who want them. I would save the argument for things like grades/smoking/drinking/drugs/fornication that can cause much more trouble long-term than wanting to wear cute earrings.

And, yes, Cheryl, I will keep my eyes open for ladybugs. (Hockey is not such a big thing around here, so I don't expect to find any of those.)

Never! lol

Hi, Cheryl, Just to add my two cents: get her a good pair of simple small studs that are hypo-allergenic, that go with anything. Make sure you know the expiration date on the gift certificate, in case she decides to wait a bit: they might let you 'turn it in' for a future date if the expiration date nears. (Personally, I did mine with sleeper rings when I was 17, since I was too scared of the needle method. I ended up getting them completed in 2 days so my mother wouldn't stop me: she would have had me wait until I was over 18. Unfortunately, one caught on a sweater, so one side isn't a straight-through hole. Wish they'd had piercing places then.)

heh...I picked that one. I won it. ;-)

I will admit that I didn't handle DATING in that manner. None of my kids dated until they were sixteen, and even then it was 'group' dating at church dances and such.

Odd, now that I think of it...none of my kids ever gave me any grief about that. Hmmn......

Aaah, you seem to have the same problem as I do; I wonder what the contaminant is, and why it just affects my ear piercings, especially since they're 40 years old? BTW, those earrings of yours sound beautiful! >

Oh my goodness, I think I love you!

Nicely done!

My parents told me dating would be "we'll see", bring home the guy and they'd decide. So, stupid me, the first guy I bring home is every parent's dream. No problem getting permission to date him, but no one since has measured up.

I did mine at 24 when I could afford it, but when my girls asked I said at 12, as I thought they could be responsible enough for keeping them clean and uninfected. If your nine year old can do that, then go ahead and let her. Just my opinion. And of course, that's if you agree with her!

We ended up making our own earrings too, for years during school, when I pointed out that for ten dollars you can buy enough beads for three to four pairs that match their special outfits, than buying one or two pairs for the same amount of money and having to get what they are selling. I am now glad we did this as both my girls appreciate crafting what they want a lot more than they might have otherwise. gw

Wandered back into the room from fixing dinner and heard Nicole Ritchie's theory on tattoos -- she has 9, her fiance' has more, the kids won't want any because kids don't want to be anything like mom and dad.

So maybe that's the solution to kids who really really want a tattoo ... decide that you want half a dozen yourself.