Hardware wrote:
corazon, you are awesome and your signature rings true. Just because your ears are not at 2" does not mean you don't know what you are talking about, you give the sanest advice on this board. it means YOU own your body and YOU do with it what YOU want. You actually remind me of myself. I was a teenager in the early 90's and saw my friends tattooing and piercing each other in basements. Even though I wanted tattoos and piercings, I decided to wait and get it done SAFELY, SANELY and above everything else, DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
Wow, thanks so much!! I feel like a real b**** sometimes on this board but really the stuff I say is not meant to be/start an argument, I'm just not afraid to tell people they're putting their lobes at risk for some very nasty things. What I don't get is that people on this board are like "yeah stretch every other week you'll be fine, it's what I did and my lobes are fine!" then I'll see them in another post saying "I've had a few tears and blowouts." It's like... do they think that's a normal part of stretching or what? I just want to introduce people to the world of pain-free, patient stretching. Stretching symbolizes patience in some cultures... it's not a race and it's not something you can take risks with unless you truly don't care about messing up your ears. Yeah, waiting for something you really want is hard, but it's worth it! It's like if you want a new car, and someone says "okay, you can get this piece of crap car tomorrow or you can wait six weeks and get this brand new Mercedes." I hope that makes sense, haha.
Sorry for rambling yet again! I'm good at that...