Clayton decided he wants to pierce his ears. (What?!) He's only 8 years old. Do we tell him no b/c he can barely remember to brush his teeth, or b/c he probably only wants it since a friend has it, or b/c it looks silly? (my opinion.) OR, do we tell him yes b/c it's really not a big deal, it can heal easily, and it might make him happy? This really shouldn't be that big of a deal, and yet I find myself stumped on how to handle it. I think he will look more like a hillbilly than a punk. (Picture this: his rat-tail haircut, wrangler jeans, camo jacket, and 2 big diamonds in his ears!)
Bryan decided to tell him he has to wait a week. And if he remembers to ask again on Monday, he can get it done. If he forgets to ask, then it probably wasn't that important to him anyway. He has never brought it up before so I'm almost positive it was just a spur of the moment desire.
I feel like such a hipocrit parent telling my kid he can't pierce his ears, while I sit across from him with 3 ear holes, one in my eyebrow, and tattoos on my back...while his Daddy is next to me with even more piercings! Ah! Parenting is hard!
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Yea! I am excited to read up on the little things in life. With Dial-up I can totally understand why pics may not make it on here... it takes long enough for me to load a pic and we have "broadband"- whatever that means?!?! I will look forward to any updates I can get!
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