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easy child pierced her own ear!
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 34070" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Thanks for all your replies.</p><p></p><p>Fran, I had to laugh at your comment that you like two holes. Even though I was so POed at easy child for taking matters into her own hands, I had to admit to myself that her handiwork looked stylish. In fact, the placement of her second hole was right on target.</p><p></p><p>If easy child had been a teen, I don't think I would have given this incident a second thought. But at 8 years old, she's still a little girl. There's no puberty in sight whatsoever; in fact, her sister, at age 12, just started developing ever so slightly last fall.</p><p></p><p>husband and I decided to let easy child keep the new piercing because we didn't inherently disagree with having it; we just wanted her to have it done properly and with our permission. Her consequence is having all her earrings (except for the ones in her ears) taken away for the next two weeks. This is a hardship for easy child because she considers herself a fasion maven and spends considerable time coordinating earrings with outfits.</p><p></p><p>Once we agreed to let easy child keep her new piercing, difficult child 2 was not to be outdone. She insisted on getting a second piercing in her ear done today. We took a quick trip to the mall, and all went off without a hitch. Both girls will be religiously swabbing their ears with alcohol several times a day for the next month or so.</p><p></p><p>easy child is calmer today and a bit contrite. She even helped wash dishes after dinner tonight. No talk of suicide all day. She has an appointment with her psychiatrist scheduled for Monday afternoon. </p><p></p><p>I've been concerned about the Prozac for a while and have discussed the issue with the psychiatrist many times. Even though Prozac has clearly addressed easy child's anxiety and allowed her to conquer her choking phobia, her moods do tend to switch quickly, and she sometimes seems over-the-top in her reactions. I've seen mania in difficult child 1, and it doesn't exactly look like that, but I do worry that she seems at times too happy or too sad. We'll have to see what the psychiatrist says on Monday. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for your concern and insight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 34070, member: 2423"] Thanks for all your replies. Fran, I had to laugh at your comment that you like two holes. Even though I was so POed at easy child for taking matters into her own hands, I had to admit to myself that her handiwork looked stylish. In fact, the placement of her second hole was right on target. If easy child had been a teen, I don't think I would have given this incident a second thought. But at 8 years old, she's still a little girl. There's no puberty in sight whatsoever; in fact, her sister, at age 12, just started developing ever so slightly last fall. husband and I decided to let easy child keep the new piercing because we didn't inherently disagree with having it; we just wanted her to have it done properly and with our permission. Her consequence is having all her earrings (except for the ones in her ears) taken away for the next two weeks. This is a hardship for easy child because she considers herself a fasion maven and spends considerable time coordinating earrings with outfits. Once we agreed to let easy child keep her new piercing, difficult child 2 was not to be outdone. She insisted on getting a second piercing in her ear done today. We took a quick trip to the mall, and all went off without a hitch. Both girls will be religiously swabbing their ears with alcohol several times a day for the next month or so. easy child is calmer today and a bit contrite. She even helped wash dishes after dinner tonight. No talk of suicide all day. She has an appointment with her psychiatrist scheduled for Monday afternoon. I've been concerned about the Prozac for a while and have discussed the issue with the psychiatrist many times. Even though Prozac has clearly addressed easy child's anxiety and allowed her to conquer her choking phobia, her moods do tend to switch quickly, and she sometimes seems over-the-top in her reactions. I've seen mania in difficult child 1, and it doesn't exactly look like that, but I do worry that she seems at times too happy or too sad. We'll have to see what the psychiatrist says on Monday. Thanks again for your concern and insight. [/QUOTE]
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