Molly, my lovely blonde honor-student-college freshman Rachel came home from Montevallo earlier this fall with her LIP pierced.Talk about almost having a heart attack! I have absolutely no clue where the desire to do that came from, and I was mortified. Hubby said she has always done the right thing, made good grades and done what is expected of her, so when she went off to college she decided to do something "outside the box."
After the initial shock wore off, we decided the less said about it, the better, and hopefully she will tire of it soon and remove it. Thanksgiving she spent all her time explaining it to relatives who hadn't seen it, while I just bit my tongue and walked away. What she doesn't realize is that, fairly or unfairly, people judge you by your appearance and she has just made it harder for for people to get past that first impression to get to know her sweet heart. Oh well...I just keep telling myself--this, too, shall pass.
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It will be a change for us having him around all the time again, but we welcome him back until he can get a job and support himself. He will be going back into carpentering with his Dad, so he has a plan, at least. He says he hates what he is doing in college, so there's no use continuing. Plus he's homesick and wants to be here rather than there. I really wanted him to finish, but he is determined. I don't know how the long distance relationship will work for him and his girlfriend. Oh yes, we went through the ear piercing, too! At first, hubby threatened to yank it out or he was sure his brothers would! Now he has one in each ear, so I guess the threat didn't scare him! All I can say is, thank God there are no eyebrow, lip, or nose piercings! How about a tattoo? He has one that I know of! He managed to get it during his high school senior trip. Called home to tell me after he had done it! lol
As long as they don't get pierced other parts. 
'I must be leaving soon... its your world now'
Originally Posted by tbs fanatic
