On vacation I promised the girls I would let them get their ears pierced. I kept telling Alexa that she couldn't for a long time now, because I didn't want her to hop in the chair, get one ear pierced and refuse to do the next. However, I could tell she really wanted too. Of course Maren begged to as well, which was fine only because she can usually tolerate a lot of pain.
We headed to Oak Park Mall after getting home from our plane ride from Florida. I figured we would quickly swing in, get them pierced and head home so that I can finish unpacking.
Two older teenagers were in line when we got there, so Alexa and Maren watched them. The boy that went (the one Maren watched) didn't even flinch. The girls that went (the one Alexa watched) almost started crying. So of course Alexa started to get scared and cry. I thought, "I can just convince her to hold off and we can come back another day." Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. Both girls wanted too.
Maren offered to go first to show Alexa how it was done. The lady handed her a teddy bear to hold onto and Maren sat emotionless waiting for it to happen. Both her ears were marked and read to go. Then the lady did the first ear. All of a sudden her eyes welled up and she started to cry grabbing her unpierced ear. (by that time a long line had formed for their turn) She absolutely refused to let us do the other one.
I decided to go ahead and have Alexa do hers while I tried and convince Maren on getting her other one done. Before Alexa hopped in the seat she started having tears in her eyes, but still wanted to get it done. The lady pierced one and Alexa said "That wasn't too bad." Then she got the other one done. She said it hurt, but she really wanted her ears pierced liked her other friends did. Sometimes want out does the hurt!
Unfortunately, that was not Maren's view point. She never let go of her ear and kept crying that it hurts. After a long time of trying to convince (or bribe) her, I didn't know what to do. I finally decided to just hold her down and get it down. I think I had to hold back as many tears as Maren as she screamed her head off. It was horrible. I felt like I was the vainest mom alive and that I was forcing my child to have it done. The bad part is it didn't come out even! After all that pain. Lesson learned for this mom. I should have just pulled out the earring and went on my way.
The funny thing is that I was so worried about Alexa freaking out, I never even considered Maren would be the one I would have to worry about. I didn't even prepare myself at all. It just goes to show that you never truly can predict what your children will do!
This is what Grandma Marilyn said:
"The pierced ears is almost an exact duplicate of what happened with you and Rachel when Nana had your ears pierced as a going away present when she was out here for a visit.We all went to Independence Center to have the deed done. You were very small."
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