We had this whole thing planned to take Taryn down to Kent station and surprise her by telling her she could get her ears pierced for her birthday and then go out to dinner. She has been talking about this for over a year and we've always told her she had to wait until she was 13. Vic distracted the kids while I went into the place to make sure they had two people on hand. So then we told Taryn our big surprise and she says, "um...no...not right now." So we went to dinner instead and talked about what she might want instead. During dinner I guess she changed her mind and decided to do it. Of course I quizzed her to make sure she was sure about it (I'm not helpful when she's making decisions).
She was super nervous and just held still and didn't say hardly anything. Then when they did it, she just stared straight ahead and didn't even cry. I was pretty surprised. She's happy now though, and loves to wear her hair in a pony tail to show them off.
We had this whole thing planned to take Taryn down to Kent station and surprise her by telling her she could get her ears pierced for her birthday and then go out to dinner. She has been talking about this for over a year and we've always told her she had to wait until she was 13. Vic distracted the kids while I went into the place to make sure they had two people on hand. So then we told Taryn our big surprise and she says, "um...no...not right now." So we went to dinner instead and talked about what she might want instead. During dinner I guess she changed her mind and decided to do it. Of course I quizzed her to make sure she was sure about it (I'm not helpful when she's making decisions).
She was super nervous and just held still and didn't say hardly anything. Then when they did it, she just stared straight ahead and didn't even cry. I was pretty surprised. She's happy now though, and loves to wear her hair in a pony tail to show them off.
5 comments:
She looks really pretty.
I've never had a piercing. She's much braver than I.
She is brave! i waited until i was 14 and was still scared to death. she looks great!
Wow! I didn't know if she was going to do it or not, or what you had decided. I'm so glad she is happy with it. It sounds like you did a good job of handling that tough issue- (the whole pain/ beauty thing!)I never liked it!
Isn't she still three years old showing me her books on the couch in Auburn. I miss those days!
She looks so cute and grown up! I got my ears pierced when I was 10 or 11 and then let the holes close up so my aunt re-pierced them with ice and a needle. That was much worse!
I love the one with the pink earlobes! I was around her age when I got my ears pierced for the first time, and I remember that feeling the most. Pink ears for days. :)
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