I’ve been wanting to get my ears pierced for years! My best lifelong friend, Lisa Benfield Edwards, and I had some piercing activity when we were 12 or 13. We stuck needles in our ears and put broom sticks in the holes to hold the holes open while they healed. Mine got infected. I don’t know how Lisa fared…I can’t remember, but I do know she now has pierced ears.
Forward to now….DECADES later. I still have virgin ears. I have wanted to get them pierced. I’m a little fearful, but I’ve really tried. Three times I’ve gathered my courage and went to get my ears pierced. The first time was about five years ago. I went to Claires at the Bristol Mall, and they were too busy to do it. I then went to Walmart and learned that they’d quit piercing ears two months before.
Today, I went to the Bristol Mall–again to Claires–and guess what! Today, as in January 5, 2016, Claires at the Bristol Mall stopped piercing ears. They referred me to their Kingsport store. The alternative is a good tattoo parlor that does a lot of piercing might be the best bet. I want to do it during lunch so I won’t be thinking about it too much. You can overly think these important things like whether to get your ears pierced in our 50’s.
I’m now wondering….maybe I’m not meant to have pierced ears? Maybe this is God’s way of telling me not to get my ears pierced, but why would He care? Even Mary McCroskey’s cows have pierced ears…why not me?
I’m going to try one more time. Hopefully by this time next week, I’ll have pierced ears. Here’s Lisa and me at our Class Reunion. I can’t believe she is covering her ears up. When I get mine done, you can rest assured I’ll be showing off some earrings, and all my clip-ons will go away. Far far away.
Oh Eva!!! I went just a few years ago and got my second hole done!! It isn’t bad! If you can suffer through multiple bee stings every year then piercing your ears will be a piece of cake!!! You big chicken!!! LOL! If you come to Claire’s in Kingsport I will come hold your hand! 🙂
It’s a date!
But u must do it before next Thursday….we leave for Florida for a month!! 🙂
I hate you. Have I told you that?
My ears are still pierced…after all these years. I got a second place pierced in each ear years ago and rarely use them. But I have threatened to get a tiny nose diamond…but my nose is big so I really don’t want to call attention to it more than is necessary! Lol!…don’t wait, too long..we need to do a few of those silly things we always wanted to do. It ain’t like we got years and years and years……
I also feel about my earrings like I do about my glasses. I’ve worn them for so many years, I feel naked without them….or not quite dressed…upper body commando?….hehehe
I wondered if you would read this!
Do it. There are so many more earring options for pierced ears. You would look adorable in the dangly ones. Eric’s moms aren’t pierced and she can never find the right clip on kind. It is over before you know it and it really doesn’t hurt that bad. You will do fine. <3
Would Eric’s mom go with me? We could do it together? I will hold her hand.