Julia wanted Anna to be the guinea pig. If Anna didn't scream, Julia would do it. Needless to say, they were both troopers.
Julia and Anna showing off their new earrings.
On a side note, John had a hard time accepting the girls having their ears pierced. While he agreed to it, he is of the opinion that his daughter's are very beautiful without their ears pierced. He would be fine if I never wore earrings (yet, he bought be small diamond earrings a couple years back at Christmas-- gotta love him) just because he thinks that God made us beautiful without earrings, make-up, and hair dye. I appreciate that he loves me for who I am, so I too go back and forth with letting or daughters do things to express themselves. It is hard to determine where to draw the line but allow them the freedom to do some things in hopes that they don't rebel after living in a fairly strict home. As a way to maintain a little respect for how John feels, I have seriously told our girls that they cannot change their earrings until they are thirteen, and even then they will have to stick with studs. Of course they tell me, "That's fine Mom. :)"
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I bet the girls were thrilled to get their ears done. I agree with you about studs only for children.
About 4 years ago, the hairdresser cut my short hair REALLY short and I saw all the gray. So, I decided to let it go natural. Every time I walked by a mirror, I freaked myself out wondering who the old lady was. Not long after that I was laid off. Since I was actively job hunting, out came the Miss Clairol and I'm much happier. I've been fortunate have great skin so look younger than my years and the gray hair looked awful with the face. By the way, I did find a job with a large, international company and have been here 4 years and hopefully will have many, many years here.
Just thinking of what the American doctors will be able to do to help Dennis must give both of you such comfort. His little life is so changed.
My two got their ears pierced about a year ago and they too earned it. Since then, one has gotten an infection (even though we were very careful to clean every day). Tissy has taken hers out. Beauty just wasn/t worth it for her.
They look so pretty in their new earings! ... My girls are young enough that they haven't shown any interest in it yet, but I think it's a good idea to have them earn it! :D
Oh sweet! I think my Bekki will do this with me on Friday for her birthday.
Your blog looks great by the way.
jen
Although Graycen ended up opting out of getting her ears done, I got a frantic phone call from her Daddy moments before we were supposed to have our appointment. He said, "Angela! I just realized that I didn't look at Graycen's ears today! After she gets them pierced, they will never be the same!!" Hahahahaha!
I loved reading through these comments. It was an eye opener for me. In my parents' culture, girls pierce their ears as babies. Elena had hers pierced at her second doctor's visit. She had just turned one and that was already "late" by our standards.
Many of Honor's school friends (yes, preK last year) had their ears pierced. I do not think it is good for little girls (or babies!!)! Not because I am against pretty, frilly things - I am all for experimenting with mom's help when young, not waiting for a possible later rebellion - but for health reasons! Not only can earrings get infected, but kids PLAY hard! I've seen so many torn earlobes in playgrounds that it just scares me! At least Julia and Anna are old enough to know to be careful and responsible. I will let Honor decide when she is their age or older. I like your idea of having it be a reward earned for responsible behavior. I may add the condition my mom imposed - I had to earn the money for it myself.
My Mom always said as long as it washes off, grows out, or grows shut (and we spent our own money to do it) we could experiment all we wanted. The money part kept things pretty tame! ;-)
You make me feel better. I thought I really strict.I'm about the strictest mom I know. I do allow my daughter to wear make up. BUT it has to be modest and I told her that it should appear as if she is not really wearing any if she puts it on right. Bless her heart, she is so pale that she does not even look like she has eye brows(a big deal to her lol) unless she puts just a little color on them. So far, she is listening and just putting a little bit on. It was still hard for me to agree to it. On a funny note, last year Miranda put temporary pink dye in my 5 year old's hair. Both my older daughter and her friend tried it out, and it only lasted through 1 wash. I told her she could do it on the weekend. Guess what? It was permanent in AJ's hair!!!! I tried everything to get it out. We went swimming and used all types of different shampoos. Trust me after that horrible experience everything else seems tame. I'm sure it took years off my life.
I brought Grace home at 4 and a half months old and wrestled with the decision to pierce her ears or not. (In Hispanic culture baby girls get their ears pierced, and my Gracie is Guatemalan.) Well when she was 6 months old I took her in to get her ears pierced and have never regretted it. She wore the same earrings until she was two when we upgraded to a little bigger stud and now she is three and still has the same pair. Never an infection and she does not mess with them because it is like they are a part of her. ;) Every family is different and I think that as long as we are prayerfully raising our children to honor God by example and instruction, then the little differences in our choices is insignificant. I want to honor God in everything I do, whether with blue hair or brown, whether pierced or hole free… and I want that for my daughter too. As long as she is growing as a Christian (in the future, as now she is only three) and I can see that she is honoring God with her life then I will let her do what one commenter wrote, “As long as it washes out, grows out or grows shut”… ;)
I got my ears pierced when I was twelve. Not to be "cool", oh, no. I wanted pierced ears because it seemed very "Victorian". My MOTHER got Lydia's done when she was maybe 6 or so. That floored me! Anastasia's was the funniest. She wanted pierced ears from the time we first met her. She chose this as the reward for "being good" when she iniitally got her innoculations. I do not know why she never put two and two together. She got one ear pierced and was so horrified that it HURT and that it was WORSE THAN A SHOT that she literally stayed in that chair in the jewelry store for an HOUR (it was actually over an hour) while Lydia and I tried to talk her into getting the other one done. Somehow for me having two pierced ears is quite allright, with tiny earrings - but ONE - that seems something entirely different. Fortunately, we won her over.
Tina - Regarding your response - I had the same experience! About five years ago I decided to "go natural"....I'm pretty natural at heart, anyway. About that time someone filmed a baptism that I was MC for. I was watching the film with half an eye later and just about asked out loud "Who is that old lady there?" When it occurred to me that it was ME - yes, I hightailed it to the haircoloring counter. I have come to the conclusion that people with some coloring look vibrant and wonderful with gray hair (I have a couple of pale, blue-eyed friends in this category), but for others, it "prematurely ages us".
So, though I barely wear make up and would never do anything really artificial, I don't want to be taken for my children's grandmother!
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