We had a very late night last night. Our house is full of family for the holiday and it was close to 11 when I finally got Celia in bed. I thought she was asleep when I hear her little feet in the hall.
"Mom" she whispers, "I have to ask you a question."
"Ok." I answer back.
"Can I get my ears pierced?"
Oh my Celia! Her little mind just never shuts off! I then did my best to explain that it was really late and she needed to go back to sleep. I asked her to think about getting her ears pierced for a few more days and that we could talk about it in the morning.
"So, I can get my ears pierced in the morning?!"
"No." But, we can talk about it some more. Goodnight."
So, what does she ask me first thing this morning? Yep. "Can I get my ears pierced today?" I told her to think about it a few more days. But, she wouldn't give up. So I tried to explain the whole piercing process to her. I wasn't trying to scare her. I just wanted her to know that it would hurt a little bit. She is completely undeterred and just as sure as she was last night that she totally wants to get them pierced.
Maybe I'm a mean mom. But, I'm really hesitant to get her ears pierced. Her ears are darling. And I just know she'll hate the earrings about one second after they put them in. And I'll have to beg her to let me do the upkeep on them. And then heaven forbid they get infected. She'll flip out. And she's three! When she asked a few months ago, I told her she could get them pierced when she was big. My mistake. In her mind, she is very 'big'. I should have said, "Ok, when you're 6 or 8 or 25."
Lesson learned.
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