I Had My Nose Pierced
I actually accomplished something that I thought would be impossible. I know it's just a stupid piercing but it still seems radical to me. You don't see every single human being wearing a nose piercing like they would to regular earrings. I told myself when I would turn 21, I would get one. I couldn't have gone through with it without my best friend. She drove me there, encouraged me to go through with it, and held my hand the whole time. I think she went along with all of this because she felt like she was escorting a future bad ass. I was terrified about getting one the day before. But then I saw a video on youtube from the Boca Body Art where I got my piercing of someone getting her rook pierced. She was laughing after so that put me at ease. I did extensive research on the Boca Body Art and they were well received and professional. Used no guns. Just the needle.
Here's how it all went down. They asked me which side I wanted the piercing. He knew I would want it on the left probably because many people do. He cleaned the inside and outside of my nose and marked a blue dot where the piercing would be. Then he put clampers on my nostril where the hole would go through. Then with my eyes closed, I felt the needle go in. You feel pain for just a second and then it goes away like it never happened. Like when you get a shot. But it's literally a millisecond so not to worry. If anything what was more uncomfortable was when they put the nose ring in, they put the needle all the way through the hole with the nose ring attached to it. Your eyes water a little but not because it's painful but because it's an instant reaction from your body.
I have to clean it twice a day for two weeks and then put H2Ocean spray for a few months. The guy said I can take it out in two weeks but I don't want to risk it. I looked online people didn't take theirs out until 6 weeks or even a few months. Besides, if I took it out now, it would hurt like hell because it's still swollen. It's a little scary knowing a nose piercing can easily get infected. That's why I have to remind myself to take care of it. Even when sleeping, I put a bandaid over it because I sleep on my left side when I'm at school.
The scariest part of all of this was telling my parents. I told my mom first before I got it. At first I wasn't going to tell her until after I did it but then I realized that it would be wrong because since my dad doesn't live with us anymore, my mom is stressed out enough with my brother and sister giving my mom grief and she didn't need to feel it from me- who she has told me is her one constant. I told her and she was more a bit surprised that I would actually do it since we would always joke around at the dinner table about it but never thinking we were serious. But she supported me as long as I did my research of the piercing parlor and took care of the piercing. She knew at 21, I can make my own decision.
The toughest sell I thought would be my dad since he's not exactly the most modern. Then again, what dad truly is? He didn't find out until after I did it. My mom told him because I told her I didn't want to betray my dad for doing something he wouldn't approve of or to think he could have stopped me if he was still living here which wouldn't be true. My mom just pretended to my dad that she had no idea I was planning on getting it done and how she started out was "Something happened and you're not going to like it..." My dad was thinking the worst. My mom told him about my piercing and he was actually relieved that it was that and nothing worse. And he had no need to feel worried. My nose isn't infected and the procedure went well. I was still surprised though that my dad didn't care. He's normally someone whose set in his ways. Except he did figure out that I purposefully waited for him to be gone to get it done. Which was true. I knew I would feel weird getting the piercing and then seeing my dad the following weekend all mad at me. If anything I think he would be more mad at how much it cost for me to get it.
The truth is that now, any decisions I make are up to me. It does feel weird having this stud in right now. It's like it's now a part of my genetic make-up. I had friends who loved that I got one and another who got jealous. She said she was surprised I would think of getting one because most Jews don't think of getting one. As if I'm so conservative that way. But whatever. She knows she wouldn't have the guts to do it. I just hope I don't hear from other people how surprised they were about my nose ring. They can be surprised that I got it done so soon but surprised like it wouldn't seem like something I would do. I'm sure the students I was with for my former major would be completely shocked considering they thought I was square.
I felt so proud of myself that I went through with it. Like actually doing something risky with not just talk but actions. The whole experience I compare to me seeing "The Conjuring" for the first time- you freak out way before the movie even starts and then by the end of it, it turns out you were more scared of what you didn't see that what you actually saw.
Here's how it all went down. They asked me which side I wanted the piercing. He knew I would want it on the left probably because many people do. He cleaned the inside and outside of my nose and marked a blue dot where the piercing would be. Then he put clampers on my nostril where the hole would go through. Then with my eyes closed, I felt the needle go in. You feel pain for just a second and then it goes away like it never happened. Like when you get a shot. But it's literally a millisecond so not to worry. If anything what was more uncomfortable was when they put the nose ring in, they put the needle all the way through the hole with the nose ring attached to it. Your eyes water a little but not because it's painful but because it's an instant reaction from your body.
I have to clean it twice a day for two weeks and then put H2Ocean spray for a few months. The guy said I can take it out in two weeks but I don't want to risk it. I looked online people didn't take theirs out until 6 weeks or even a few months. Besides, if I took it out now, it would hurt like hell because it's still swollen. It's a little scary knowing a nose piercing can easily get infected. That's why I have to remind myself to take care of it. Even when sleeping, I put a bandaid over it because I sleep on my left side when I'm at school.
The scariest part of all of this was telling my parents. I told my mom first before I got it. At first I wasn't going to tell her until after I did it but then I realized that it would be wrong because since my dad doesn't live with us anymore, my mom is stressed out enough with my brother and sister giving my mom grief and she didn't need to feel it from me- who she has told me is her one constant. I told her and she was more a bit surprised that I would actually do it since we would always joke around at the dinner table about it but never thinking we were serious. But she supported me as long as I did my research of the piercing parlor and took care of the piercing. She knew at 21, I can make my own decision.
The toughest sell I thought would be my dad since he's not exactly the most modern. Then again, what dad truly is? He didn't find out until after I did it. My mom told him because I told her I didn't want to betray my dad for doing something he wouldn't approve of or to think he could have stopped me if he was still living here which wouldn't be true. My mom just pretended to my dad that she had no idea I was planning on getting it done and how she started out was "Something happened and you're not going to like it..." My dad was thinking the worst. My mom told him about my piercing and he was actually relieved that it was that and nothing worse. And he had no need to feel worried. My nose isn't infected and the procedure went well. I was still surprised though that my dad didn't care. He's normally someone whose set in his ways. Except he did figure out that I purposefully waited for him to be gone to get it done. Which was true. I knew I would feel weird getting the piercing and then seeing my dad the following weekend all mad at me. If anything I think he would be more mad at how much it cost for me to get it.
The truth is that now, any decisions I make are up to me. It does feel weird having this stud in right now. It's like it's now a part of my genetic make-up. I had friends who loved that I got one and another who got jealous. She said she was surprised I would think of getting one because most Jews don't think of getting one. As if I'm so conservative that way. But whatever. She knows she wouldn't have the guts to do it. I just hope I don't hear from other people how surprised they were about my nose ring. They can be surprised that I got it done so soon but surprised like it wouldn't seem like something I would do. I'm sure the students I was with for my former major would be completely shocked considering they thought I was square.
I felt so proud of myself that I went through with it. Like actually doing something risky with not just talk but actions. The whole experience I compare to me seeing "The Conjuring" for the first time- you freak out way before the movie even starts and then by the end of it, it turns out you were more scared of what you didn't see that what you actually saw.
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