hey, I'm new here. saw this thread and had to join, lol
I originally stretched to 14g cause I liked how pinchers looked. then I was like "eh, this is kind of fun eh? I'll do this for a bit, but I'll stop around 8g"
well, I went to 6 and loved the look until one day my ex girlfriend tossed me a pair of 4g pinchers and plugs she never wore and was like "you're a 4, right?" "eh, sure, now I am" and stretched to 4.
after that I swore I would never go above 4. I remember popping in a pair of silicone eyelets and my eyes went real wide! I couldn't believe it! but no, I wouldn't go above 2. it was too big and my parents would eventually start to notice.
well one day, my mom did notice. "are those things stretching your ears?" "hell yeah" "well get some solid ones, it kinda freaks me out that I can see through your ear," so naturally, I ordered some 0g solid plugs and a taper (why would I waste the money and NOT stretch hehe).
so ever since I started neglecting my hair (going for dreads! ha!) my mom has stopped bothering me about my ears. I'm at 00 right now and haven't been able to sleep since I ordered my 7/16" taper and plugs. this time, though, I was smart and ordered 1/2" as well so I can stretch as soon as I'm ready and not have to wait for shipping.
half-inch is going to be my LAST STRETCH, though, I SWEAR