Ears Pierced!

The other morning, Kate said, "Mom, I want my ears pierced tonight, can we go do that?" At first I was shocked since this girl is deathly afraid of needles. I asked her a few times if she was really ready and that it is a big commitment. She assured me that she was ready and that she really wanted them done that night. Josh and I agreed that it would be fine and off we went that evening. It seemed for a few minutes that Kate was really regretting her decision, but shortly after the procedure, she couldn't stop smiling about it. She looks so girly with them in.

BTW, this is an interesting lesson in peer pressure. No one told her to have it done, but she was the last girl in her class to get them. So she obviously felt left out even if no one mentioned it to her. Now she is trying to get her neighbor friend to get them (and talking about how easy it was to do, etc., etc.). I had to remind her to not make her friend feel pressured into doing it AND that not every girl needs her ears pierced to fit in. She promised me that she would not make her feel bad and not talk about it too much. We shall see...

Kate starting to look like she's regretting her decision.

Not so happy about what just happened, but putting on a smile for me anyway.

Happy to have them and happy it's over with!