What Will Your Parents Think of Your Stretched Ears?

People have been stretching earlobes and other piercings for thousands of years. Tribes in Africa, South America, parts of Asia, and other continents see stretching as a huge part of their culture. So why is it still shocking and taboo to some people? In the United States and most other developed countries, body piercing is a fairly recent trend. Earlobe stretching has been introduced into our society as part of this trend, and more people are stretching than ever before.

So how do you explain those gaping holes in your ears to your mother and father, who are so used to tiny 20G earrings being the norm? Many adults still cringe when they see a pair of stretched earlobes up close. None of us were born knowing about stretching, though, so the only option is to educate them! Stretching may seem scary, painful, or even gross at first, but you can help convince your parents or anyone else that it's not.

Gauging Ears

With stretching, you have a couple of options: you can warn your family before you start, or you can start and wait until they notice to explain yourself. Up to a certain point, solid plugs may look like standard earrings to the untrained eye. When they do get noticed, simply explain that it's a gradual process to expand the size of an ear piercing. Tell them it's perfectly safe and isn't painful or harmful to your ears in any way. They may be curious and ask you a ton of questions, they may love them, or they may still get upset and tell you to remove them. Wait for them to cool down and reason with them as much as possible; try to agree upon a size that they feel comfortable with. If you have strict parents, it's probably best to wait until you're an adult to stretch your ears. While it may be frustrating to give up stretching or put it on hold, parents will be parents. In the meantime, certain stores are now selling fake plugs, fake tapers, and fake stretching crescents in sizes like 16G for non-stretched piercings.

What Will Your Parents Think of Your Stretched Ears?

Check out the People with plugs collection over at EarGauges.net

Eargauges.net has a large selection of Organic plugs and many more types of plugs. If you are looking to stretch your ears, visit the above link for information on ear stretching.