Feb 24 2008
The etiquette of piercings
Wendy aged 12 (1975): can I have my ears pierced?
Mumzie: when your are 18yrs
Wendy: will you pay for it?
Mumzie: yes, when you are 18yrs
Wendy: if I pay for it can I have it done now?
Mumzie: yes if I choose the place that you get it done and come with you.
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Wendy aged 18 (1981): remember you said you’d pay for me to have my ears pierced when I’m 18.
Mumzie: you’ve had them pierced already, I’m not paying for a second piercing, I’ll throw you out, if you get them pierced a second time.
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Mumsie didn’t notice the second piercing for nearly 6 months. Rather than throw me out she sighed very heavily and used the mumsie version of the Chinese water torture. almost lethal.
The younger generations of the House family have, more topical, gory, body-piercing stories, because time has changed the etiquette of piercings
The etiquette of piercings
