wasn't right the first time

At A Glance Author Aga Contact munchthisroach@yahoo.com Studio Art Addictions Location Brampton , Ontario

I guess it would be fair to say that I wanted to get my eyebrow pierced for almost 3 years. But with a mother like mine, that was only a fantasy. A couple of months after I turned 16, getting my eyebrow done became like an obsession. That's all I could think about, getting it pierced was like my life time achievement goal.

Finally in March ('00) I went up to my mom and had a hole conversation about me getting it done,... after a long chat she finally agreed to let me do it, but she said it would be after Easter since she didn't want me going around with a "metal nail" (as she calls it) stuck in my eye at our family dinner. I said all right and was excited as hell.

The next day I went to school with my exciting news, only to see one of my friends with a new eyebrow piercing. I was kindda ticked off cause when I told him about getting my eyebrow pierced, he kept teasing me that I have to wait a whole month to get it done. But the moth flew by pretty fast and the weekend after Easter I was in Brampton's ART ADDICTIONS waiting to get my eyebrow pierced. Since I wasn't 18, I had to call my mom and make her come and sign a form for me. Once I was on the chair, the chick piercing it (can't remember her name) was really nice and informative. She told me everything that's going on and made it a lot easier for me. I wasn't really scared of the pain, but the thought of actually getting it was a bit scary.

She checked for never endings and veins, and than she put the 2 dots and asked for my approval. I said it's fine and than she pulled out the thickest needle I've ever seen. She put the clamps on and told me to take a deep breath. In no time the needle went through and I didn't feel a thing. She put the ring in and closed it off with a bead. Than she gave me the whole write up of how to take care of it and answered any questions that I had.

It was so beautiful to me. The ring was a part of me now and I was really happy. As for my mom, she couldn't stand to look at me, but eventually she'd get over it.

About a month into my piercing I noticed that the top hole was getting bigger and bigger. I didn't really want to tell my mom about it cause I was afraid that she'd say I can't get it done the second time around just in case I had to take it out. But I had to go and find out what should I do about it, and if there was anyway to keep it from stretching any further. At 6 weeks, I went back to ART ADDICTIONS and they told me that I had to take it out, cause eventually it would grow out completely and I would have a nasty scar. I was miserable for a couple of days after I took it out. Every time I wanted to wash my face I was careful not to irritate the ring only to look up in the mirror and realize that it's not there anymore. Same goes for things like putting on my shirt, or sleeping on the right side of my face. I never thought that I would miss it so much but I did,...

After 2 entire months without my piercing I went back to ART ADDICTIONS and asked them if I can get it re-pierced. They told me that my previous piercing wasn't pinched enough that's why it grew out like that. So this time they pinched more skin (almost twice as much), put it a little higher than the first one, and they put the same ring in as I had before. This time getting it pierced was nothing new; I knew what was coming and I wasn't nervous at all. Again, I didn't feel a thing!!! She also told me that if it doesn't stay in this time, there's probably no point in me getting it done the third time, cause that would mean that my body probably wouldn't accept it, EVER. The word "ever" just killed me on the spot. I was so scared that I would lose it again, but this time, not to EVER get it back.

Now it's over 5 weeks into my healing process and my eyebrow is healing just like it should have the first time around. I love it so much, and I'm so glad to have it back. My mom said that she was kindda hopping it would grow out again cause than I wouldn't get it anymore, but hey, a bonus for me, cause it's in and it's there to stay!!!