You know for a long time I have chatted up getting her ears pierced to my granddaughter. She always responded NO!! It will hurt - I don't want to.
She loves to dress up and will use any day as a dress up day, so I know she is truly part of me. She loves to get her hair done, wear panty hose and stick on earrings, but would not get the ears pierced.
One day not long ago while shopping at the Indian Mound Mall she casually mentioned that she wanted to get her ears pierced!! The joy that I felt at that moment was truly blissful. We went to the store and waited and waited and after 45 minutes of waiting found out that as the Grandparents we were not allowed to sign to get the ear piercing done. (Must be some federal law or something)
The next day we went to the mall again with her daddy and started the process. She was so excited...we picked out quite the selection of new earrings, prepped the ears and then came the moment. Both ears were pierced at the same time (this way both get done), well the look on that precious face just about did me in, but I sure didn't show it. We saw no tears, but the shock was sure there.
Now it will be 6 weeks on Saturday and the time has come to change from the original earrings and guess what. We aren't even thinking about changing the earrings. She has some idea that this will hurt just as bad. I have been told "Grandma I am not taking out these earrings", and you know I believe her. She really is part of me, because when she puts her mind to it - you aren't changing what she plans. You see it took me about 3 long years to even talk her into getting holes in her ears, so I can only hope that the beautiful birthstone earrings she wears now will look just as beautiful with a prom dress.
She loves to dress up and will use any day as a dress up day, so I know she is truly part of me. She loves to get her hair done, wear panty hose and stick on earrings, but would not get the ears pierced.
One day not long ago while shopping at the Indian Mound Mall she casually mentioned that she wanted to get her ears pierced!! The joy that I felt at that moment was truly blissful. We went to the store and waited and waited and after 45 minutes of waiting found out that as the Grandparents we were not allowed to sign to get the ear piercing done. (Must be some federal law or something)
The next day we went to the mall again with her daddy and started the process. She was so excited...we picked out quite the selection of new earrings, prepped the ears and then came the moment. Both ears were pierced at the same time (this way both get done), well the look on that precious face just about did me in, but I sure didn't show it. We saw no tears, but the shock was sure there.
Now it will be 6 weeks on Saturday and the time has come to change from the original earrings and guess what. We aren't even thinking about changing the earrings. She has some idea that this will hurt just as bad. I have been told "Grandma I am not taking out these earrings", and you know I believe her. She really is part of me, because when she puts her mind to it - you aren't changing what she plans. You see it took me about 3 long years to even talk her into getting holes in her ears, so I can only hope that the beautiful birthstone earrings she wears now will look just as beautiful with a prom dress.
Great picture Vicky!
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