The Ears Have Been Pierced
I mentioned a while ago that Robin got his ears pierced and they looked so good that Batman wanted to get his done. Well, he did. And then about 6 months later, Batgirl finally got hers done too. The rule in our house is that kinds can get their ears pierced once they turn 9, because that's when I got my ears pierced. Last summer, we decided that we would fudge the dates a bit so that Batgirl could get her ears pierced during the summer just before she turned 9. And Robin had been asking to get his done as well. So we made an appointment for both of them at the end of June. Robin got his done, but Batgirl decided that she wasn't ready. When we went back in July for Robin to get a new pair of earrings, Batman got his ears pierced, but Batgirl still wasn't ready. And that's ok. She decided in March that she was ready and we picked the first Sunday of Spring Break so she would have time to adjust to them before going back to school. And she did it. She was nervous, but sh...



