Pierced Baby Ears
I don't remember ever not having my ears pierced. This is my niece, and her pierced ears. Her dad jokes the belly button is next.
Salt
I bought a bag of salt at the grocery store and was looking for a salt shaker. No luck at all, nothing even remotely like a salt shaker. I was so confused as to how there could be salt but no salt shakers. How do people get their salt evenly and cleanly onto their food? Then I opened the bag of salt. It has the consistency and texture of brown sugar, there's no way it would pour out of a salt shaker like the granulated salt I am used to. It's eye-opening to realize how many of these cultural biases I have. The big ones you can try to prepare yourself for; these small ones catch you off guard, and I think it is the small ones that most contribute to culture shock over the long-term. As we (Peace Corps Volunteers) like to say, "Everything's the same, except it's all different."
Comments
I always thought it was bad for babies to have pierced ears.....I've been in the vicinity when they were having them done before.....blood curdling screams echoed through my ears.....poor baby....
although they do look darn cute!
Funny thing... I haven't worn earrings in years.
You both look beautiful in that pic! Deer-in-headlights look for the niece and all, LOL!
And thank you, I love her big eyes and cheeks. And she is the funniest baby, she's quite serious for a 6 month old. She babbles a lot and she'll furrow her brow like what's she's saying is very serious. And she hates having her picture taken, usually turns away. I bet you couldn't tell.
I've had my ears done when I was five months old. My sister's were done at six months. If I would have had a daughter instead of a son, her ears would have been done by now. If I ever have a daughter, she will get her's done young. I love little earrings on babies. It adds to their sweet factor.
I've had people suggest me getting Chase's ears done. It's bad enough I hate getting his hair cut and stranges think he's a girl sometimes; I'm not piercing his ears! If he wants one or both when he's older, I'm fine with that. Just not now.