Should I or Shouldn’t I?

I’ve always wanted it… But still haven’t got them!
I’ve asked about it… But was always told no!
I’m really scared of the process… But it takes a few seconds!
It starts off sterile…. But may end in infection!
It’s simple to initiate…. But the after-care can take ages!

What am I talking about? Having my ears pierced!

Currently, I wear clip-on earrings… (the fake thing!) Not exactly the trendiest thing on earth! However, the styles nowadays are really good and up-to-date.. And I bet you wouldn’t even notice! So why do I want my ears pierced?

Me? I want a variation of styles dangling from my earlobes… I mean, there’s only so much you can do with clip-ons before your ears get bruised due to the weight and pinching! I love long sparkly dangly ones… and I love big whopper “pretty woman” hoops!

Throughout my childhood, my Mum has always drummed into each and every one of my sisters and I that we “can not” have our ears pierced. Reason? Cos we have beautiful earlobes! You shouldn’t damage it with a pierced hole as it can change your whole fate – from beautiful/good to damaged/bad! A wives tale really! However, I have always remembered these words! It’s like “Don’t walk under a ladder… Don’t open your umbrella indoors… Don’t look in a mirror dead on midnight!” I know, we’ve all tried it and yip, nothing happens – so why not just go for it?

It’s like my frens going for a tatoo when you know your parents will freak! My wanting of ears piercing is a bit like my fren’s tatooing – but the difference is my Mum is ok with tatoos!! Not really sure why Mum is so against earrings – but I can tell you it’s a strong dislike! I never like doing things that makes my Mum unhappy… so I will have to try and convince her!

Ok, putting wives-tales and trying to convince my mum to one side…. There’s that possibility that infection will happen… I mean, I seem to be prone to infection… My skin doesn’t heal as well as the normal person and not forgetting I hate needles! Well, a “gun” has a needle thing in it!

So all these negatives against one thing – vain! Umm… is it really worth the hassle? Only time will tell!