So, today I took Zoë to get her ears pierced today. I have been wanting to do it for some time now and Bill and I agreed that I would wait until after her 2nd birthday. I have been talking to her about it for a few weeks, getting her prepared. I have to say that she really did awesome. I, of course, would be lying if I said she didn’t cry but the tears only lasted a minute until she noticed something sparkly and shiny at the accessories store. She has been doing really well with leaving them alone and letting me clean and twist them–I have only had to do it once today as we got them pierced this afternoon. But so far, so good.
And she looks adorable….
Here is a token Halloween photo–more details coming about Zoë’s first trick or treating experience and her birthday(those pics on my desktop and I’ll pull them off soon).
Embracing Imperfection 
I can not believe you would find it ok to poke holes in a 2 year old’s ears. That seems like a desicion to be made by an older child, not one that should be made for you by your mom. Seems vain to me. I am not against piercings, I have many myself, but they were MY choice.
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I respect your perspective. It isn’t vanity that caused me to do it. It is something I knew I would do early for my daughter. I had mine pierced early and it was never something I resented my mother for doing–I went years without wearing earrings in my teens but wear them frequently now. It is just earrings–it isn’t as though I got her a tattooed.
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Dawn, she looks adorable. Sorry you’re getting judgment — good grief!
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