I remember being in first grade and telling my mom I was ready to get my ears pierced. She took me to a Merle Norman, where the women used a piercing gun on each ear, leaving both ears pierced in a ...

Some parents abide by cultural customs and piece their child's ear when their still a baby. Others find the act to be nonconsensual and wrong, waiting until the child themself expresses a desire to ...

Getting your ears pierced can be a rite of passage for many children. And while some may cry — or have second thoughts as soon as the piercers come out to do the job — there are those brave little ...

Are you considering a piercing? The trend for multiple ear piercings (a.k.a. a 'curated ear') shows no signs of waning, which means many of us are considering getting that second (third? Fourth?) hole ...

One day, Flom took his eldest daughter to get her ears pierced—but things didn’t go quite as planned When Justin Flom took his 8-year-old daughter, Haven, to get her ears pierced for the first time, ...

What happens to the millions of microbes on your earlobes when you get your ears pierced? Body piercings are a uniquely human practice—one which we have been practicing for thousands of years. But ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." POV: You finally got that cartilage piercing you’ve been thinking about. You picked out the perfect ...

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Boundaries and consent are two very important things. But, what happens when someone is too young to enforce them? One set of parents thought they had explained boundaries for their child thoroughly, ...

There's a new-ish ear-piercing business at the Kenwood Towne Centre with a backstory you probably haven't heard anywhere else. But there's more to it. Unlike other piercing places, Rowan hires ...

As fun as it can be to get a new piercing, following your professional piercer’s tips for proper care afterward is seriously important to prevent an infected ear piercing. Whether you’re adding a new ...