And they just keep growin'...
Saturday, August 15th, 2009 10:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
auntbijouMiss Priss got her ears pierced today for the very first time. Just her lobes. We found a tattoo/piercing place in San Marcos that we very much liked the feel (and smell) of, and the piercer was a soft-spoken man, very important when it comes to the Impertinent One. While loud people don't bother her like they did when she was small, she still doesn't react well to booming voices in stressful situations, and let's face it, having needles poked into your head is rather stressful when you're 13 years old!
Still and all, she handled it very well. And so did I! *laughs* Considering I have this thing where when I see needles, I tend to pass out, I handled it very well!
The Impertinent Daughter was very nervous, and she was trembling, and she asked me again if it was going to hurt a lot and I said, "A little more than getting your blood drawn, but a lot less than getting your lip waxed!"
That seemed to cinch it.
I held her hand and laid my head on her opposite shoulder while each ear was pierced. This had a two-fold effect. It kept her head still so she didn't jerk or twitch... and it kept me from seeing the needle and fainting, thus freaking out my nervous child! The piercer asked me about it after, and I explained it. He laughed and said I would be surprised how many parents pass out when their kids are having their ears pierced, and it's usually the dads!!
She's very proud of her new earrings and, as usual, she looks very cute! *dies* And she starts 8th grade this year! Ay-yi-yi, time is speeding past!!
Still and all, she handled it very well. And so did I! *laughs* Considering I have this thing where when I see needles, I tend to pass out, I handled it very well!
The Impertinent Daughter was very nervous, and she was trembling, and she asked me again if it was going to hurt a lot and I said, "A little more than getting your blood drawn, but a lot less than getting your lip waxed!"
That seemed to cinch it.
I held her hand and laid my head on her opposite shoulder while each ear was pierced. This had a two-fold effect. It kept her head still so she didn't jerk or twitch... and it kept me from seeing the needle and fainting, thus freaking out my nervous child! The piercer asked me about it after, and I explained it. He laughed and said I would be surprised how many parents pass out when their kids are having their ears pierced, and it's usually the dads!!
She's very proud of her new earrings and, as usual, she looks very cute! *dies* And she starts 8th grade this year! Ay-yi-yi, time is speeding past!!
