Emma gets her ears pierced

I thought I wouldn't get Emma's ears pierced until she was old enough to decide for herself, but the more I thought about it and the more I talked to other parents, piercing her ears at an early age seemed to be the best choice. Mom got my ears pierced when I was 6 months old and I don't remember a thing. Abby, on the other hand, waited until she was about 6 years old. That was a horrible day. She went in and got one ear pierced. Then I remember my mom bribing her for over an hour to go back and get the other one done. It was terrible. All little girls want their ears pierced, but I think the older they get the harder it is. Well I finally decided I'm going to look into it. I didn't like the thoughts of going to some place in the mall and having some teenager with purple hair and black fingernails pierceing my baby's ears. My neighbor told me about a nurse who does piercings at a cosmetic boutique. That sounded so much more appropriate. I called and talked to the manager. He said she has been doing piercings for the past 12 years and most customers are infants. So I did my homework. I didn't just take her anywhere. So I was ready. Wait... no I wasn't. I can't do this! I called Mom and told her she had to go with me. I just knew if I went alone, we would leave with only one ear pierced. So Mom went with me and she held Emma. I just couldn't do it. What? I didn't want to be the bad guy. After all, I'm the one who usually takes her to the dreadful doctor visits. She cried, but it really wasn't as bad as I had pictured it. Dadoo, on the other hand, wasn't too happy about it. But when he looked at her pretty little ears, he couldn't resist telling her how pretty she was.