my rebel

For some reason- totally out of the blue, Ethan decided he wanted his ear(s) pierced. Well, he IS 11 and if Sloane were to ask me by that age I would have said yes (first grade is the youngest I will let it happen) and because of that, I coudn't say no without becoming just as sexist as the school district that I hate! So- I told him yes but that he would have to pay for it. I also reminded him that he wouldn't be allowed to wear it at school, so more than likely he would have to let the hole close up at the end of summer. He was okay with that. I did talk him into only getting 1 ear pierced though! Soooo we went to the mall and the girl had the gun out and ready to pierce....Then he remembered that karate has a no jewelery rule....So, we left without a pierced ear. He went to karate and got permission from them, but by then it was just a pain to go back to the mall. I used to pierce ears and various other things so I had my own piercing gun as well as earrings. I just did it myself (payment was mowing the lawn!). He said it hurt alot more than he thought it would, but he LOVES his earring! LOL!