September 16, 2003
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Piercings and Colonoscopies?!
So my oldest daughter had her best friend stay over this last weekend. I, of course, gave them the normal list of rules…
1. Bedtime is at 10pm (which I broke…and let them stay up MUCH later)
2. No pigging out on junk food (which I also broke…’cuz I let them)
3. No making loud noises throughout the night keeping everyone else in the house awake (this one I DID enforce)
Now…those are normal rules…I didn’t think to add…
4. No piercing each other!
So, Sunday afternoon…when I finally got them to get up out of bed, I found out that during the night MY daughter decided that she wanted her ears pierced again…so she took it upon herself to pierce her own ears…with nothing more than an earring. Nice eh?
Well, needless to say (but I’m going to say it anyway) I wasn’t happy about this! I looked at her ears and the new holes that she’d put into them and noticed a few things…
1. she’d put the new holes directly ABOVE the first ones
2. the holes were red…and bloody
After giving her the “I can’t believe that you did that” speech…I asked her why she didn’t just come to me and tell me that she wanted them pierced again. She then says to me,
“Mom…I didn’t MEAN to pierce them again…it was an ACCIDENT”
Umm…do have idiot flashing in neon on my forehead????
I don’t THINK so!
Anyway…I later (after letting the smoke billow out of my ears for awhile) sat her down and calmly discussed things with her and informed her that now she’s going to have to wait a few years before getting her ears pierced again.
An accident my arse!!
Okay…I bet you are wondering what this has to do with an colonoscopy huh? Well, my mom is going in for one tomorrow…not a joyous procedure by any means.
They found some blood…so now they want to investigate. Smart idea…but my mom is scared that she might have something very serious.
So…if you could please keep her in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow…it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Comments (10)
I hope it goes well for you Mum ,of course she will be in our thoughts
Agreed! Accident my arse! ! ! lol As for your mom, she is in my prayers! Just take care of yourselves and leave the rest in Gods hands! Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! Much love and hugs! ! !
Ouch and ouch! Been there, done both. Neither was much fun, but if I had to do one of them again, I’d take the ear piercings any day.
I’ll keep your mom in my prayers. *hugs*
At the very least, she’s only piercing her ears. I remember when Mom got remarried and she was never home(even when she was at home, I didn’t really exist around the house.), I pierced my belly button with a needle and carved a tattoo of a heart into my ankle with my friends. Cry for attention maybe? I guess it didn’t matter she never noticed anyway. She didn’t know I was bulimic either for a long time..Or a lot of other things.. Even when I came out and told her she didn’t believe me.. When I told her I was depressed and suicidal she didn’t believe me until.. Nevermind.. I’m sorry, I had to deal with something else again today. I’m just taking it out in the wrong place..
It’s very very good that you pay attention to your daughter, I know, whether she realizes it or not right now.. That she will one day be very grateful for your concern. Protective is good, attention is good, expression of love is very good. I’m positive you already know all of this, I’m just reconferming. You are doing a great job, not only from a daughter’s perspective, but from a mother’s as well. Mom power!
Ahh that’s crazy what your daughter did but I remember wanting to do that too. I can’t stand pain though
But that kinda sounds like the cutting hair incidents I’m sure your children went through too.
Anyways, I hope your mom is okay. I’m sure she is.
Just stay positive.
Eww on the ears. If or when I cross the line on that one, I’ll let someone with a clean needle and a license do it.
Wishing the best for your mother.
i will definitely keep her in my prayers… i hope all goes well… *crosses fingers*
hope your mom’s ok. =)
and an accident? lol. are you serious?! hahaha =Þ
Amazing that I’ve done that and Wil hasn’t… considering… oh, nevermind.
you!!