For as long as I can remember, I always wanted my ears pierced. My dad, however, didn't think it was such a great idea. He said not until I'm 18, when I can make my own decisions. He would also say...."If God wanted holes in your ears, He would have put them there!" *sigh*
I remember BEGGING, to get my ears pierced, and my mom, ever so patiently, would tell me to just be patient. FINALLY, the time came, and my mom was able to talk my dad into letting me get my ears pierced for my 13th birthday. He reluctantly said it was ok, but only if a doctor did it.
So...on my 13th birthday, mom took me to see our family doctor and he pierced my ears. I was so happy. I loved the little gold balls that adorned my ears. Anyone who got theirs pierced in the 70's remembers the gold balls. Mine were a bit different though, because they had a brushed look to them. I liked that mine were a little different.
Each day, I would care for my ears. Six weeks of alcohol, on a cotton ball was applied three times a day, twisting and turning the earrings so the alcohol would get into the holes. This was so they would heal with no infection.
Each time we would go to the store, I had to look at the earrings. I was saving up for some new ones. They were all so cute, it was going to be hard to choose. Finally, a week before I could take my gold balls out, Mom took me to TG&Y, and I bought my first pair of pierced earrings. Now, one of the stipulations was that I could NOT wear any dangles until I was older. According to my dad, dangles were very inappropriate for a little girl. I was ok with that, at least for awhile.
As the year went on, I saved my allowance money and bought a pair of earrings about every week or so. I had quite the collection; elephants, different colored rhinestones (dark green, light green, clear, pink, etc), crowns, and one of my favorite--silver tone treble clefs!
About six months after I got my ears pierced, I noticed a pair of tiny little dangles. They were posts, with just a slight little cameo dangle. I loved them. I hesitantly ask my mom if I could get them. To my surprise she told me I could! I wore those earrings A LOT!!!!
Tell me, when did you get your ears pierced and what were your first earrings like?
