Diva Jr. isn’t really that much of a diva. In fact, she’s a little bit of a tomboy. So I was ecstatic when she decided she wanted to get her ears pierced, and I hauled her off to the mall the very next day.

We ran into problems right from the start. You know those “starter” earrings they have? Well, the little girls variety is exceedingly…pink…or…lilac…and sparkly. All kinds of things that Diva Jr. can’t stand.

She wandered around the stands and pleaded…no begged…for all kinds of emo/goth earrings. Including this here pair of jolly rogers. Which I bought. (Mistake #1)

However, only the girlie girl la-di-da earrings fit in the little gun. So Diva Jr. grudgingly picked out a pair of light blue sparklies.

Guess what I did? I told her we could change them at home. (Mistake #2)

The actual piercing went well. No issues whatsoever. As soon as we got home, though, she insisted on the pirates. You promised she said, and this was true. But I managed to get her to keep them in until that night. They were, after all, 50 bucks. (14K, better for the ears I guess).

But she held me to it, and I did take the earrings out. (Mistake #3)

Now, her ears were sore. I mean, it was just a couple hours ago. She didn’t want me to put the jolly rogers in. Since it was was so very close to her bedtime I acquiesced. Surely her ears wouldn’t close up overnight. (Mistake #4)

Can you guess how things went the next morning? Yeah, it wasn’t pretty. The holes had partially closed. The jolly rogers would not go back in. But, I noticed the starter earrings had a very pointy, sharp post.

Yikes. That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. To her credit, though, poor little Diva Jr. managed pretty well.

So, note to self, and any other moms who think the mall workers don’t know what they’re talking about:

• You cannot take the earrings out, even for one night.
• They use starter earrings for a reason.

Oh, and by the way: If you notice a little tomboy walking around wearing a pair of girly-girl sparkling earrings, and not looking too happy about it, whatever you do, please, just don’t notice them.

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