Hey, question for the hivemind: my mom wants to get second piercings in her ears. Is there a better option than just going to the mall to get that done?
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-t - Jan 17, 2012 9:35:24 am PST #16804 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Jan 17, 2012 9:43:29 am PST #16805 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Body piercing-type places, if she's willing to go there. Those are the better piercers, I guess, but the place may be off-putting, depending on your mother.
quester - Jan 17, 2012 9:47:20 am PST #16806 of 30001
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Weekend fail must have been the same thing because I didn't sleep at all Saturday night so Sunday was a complete waste of a day.
Now I have an earache and I don't know if it's on the inside or on the outside. I get why babies and toddlers cry a lot with these.
Kate P. - Jan 17, 2012 9:54:32 am PST #16807 of 30001
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meara - Jan 17, 2012 10:22:57 am PST #16808 of 30001
I'm with Jesse--I prefer body piercing places because they use a needle rather than a piercing gun, and because I like the captive bead hoops better than studs when it comes to keeping them clean for the month or two you have to leave them in.
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2012 10:27:46 am PST #16809 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had most of my ear piercing at Claire's or their equivalent. I have one more ear piercing to get, and it's cartilage, so I definitely want to get it done with a needle. The previous two were with a gun--I was lucky with one, and not so lucky with the other. Definitely safer with a needle.
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Burrell - Jan 17, 2012 10:36:48 am PST #16810 of 30001
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Wow ita, you lucky gal. So JAR thinks you're wonderful? I mean, you are of course, but still GAH!
Atropa - Jan 17, 2012 10:37:16 am PST #16811 of 30001
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Absolutely go to a body piercing place. Piercing guns are a bad idea.
-t - Jan 17, 2012 10:40:42 am PST #16812 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, I will check out body piercing places near her. I'm sure I can find one that is relatively Mom-appropriate, there seem to be many to choose from.
Theodosia - Jan 17, 2012 11:08:34 am PST #16813 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Many tattoo artists have Moms, and will probably be happy to do something nice for one.