Rock stars should be spoiled

My daughter is a diva.  Pure and simple.  I remember the day she looked at me after I called her princess.  She gave me this shitty look and said, " I am NOT a princess.  I am a Rock Star."  Oh.  My.  Gawd.

This was the day I realized that she would eventually out diva me.  God forbid she makes it past 18...she is going to take over the world. 

I've been trying to convince the little rock star to pierce her ears for a couple of years now.  Up until the other day she would yell at me, " I AM NOT GETTING MY EARS PIERCED!!!  THAT WILL HURT SOOOO BAD!"  So I laid off, thinking that she would come to it in her own time.  That day finally came. 

She was on the computer playing pbskids.org when she asked me out of the blue, "Mommy, if I pierce my ears, will it hurt?"

I am not one to lie to my children, so I told her," Yes, it will hurt, but only for a minute." 

She's a smart little cookie, so she said, "And then it will hurt again, cause they'll do the other ear, right?"

"Yes, baby, but only for a minute."

"So it will hurt two times only for a minute?"

"Yes baby."

She looks around for a minute, pondering whether the pain would be worth the beauty.  Finally, just like the rest of the women in the world who wear high heels, she decided that the beauty was worth the pain. 

"Can we go today?"

Now, I am jumping with glee on the inside.  We pierced her ears as a baby, but had to remove them because she pulled on the right one and it got infected.  So I am over the moon that my baby has decided to get them pierced on her own.  I love the idea of dressing up my own little baby doll.  Although she's more of a tomboy with a slight fashion side.  Still cute as hell though. 

We get to Claire's at the mall and she picks out some really cute diamond flowers.  She is practically falling out of the chair with fear, but manages to sit still until she sees the gun in the lady's hand.  I calm her down by holding her hand and she sits still for the first ear.  CLICK!

I've never seen a child's face turn that red that quickly.  She screams like a rhino giving birth.  I checked her ear quickly for fear that it had actually been cut off, rather than pierced.  Nope.  Just a pretty little earring.

She tries to pull away, but there are three of us helping hold her in place...she doesn't want the other ear pierced...NO MOMMY IT HURTS!!!! 

She is screaming, but as the lady goes in for the next ear she holds still again.  Amazing.  I really thought we were going to have a single stud for awhile.  But she did it!  She screamed again as she felt the metal go through her lobe.  It lasted for about 2 minutes afterward.  But once she realized how "amazing" (her word, not mine) she looked, she decided to start giggling insanely.  I think she actually could have played a part on Alvin and the Chipmunks. 

I'll have to post the pictures for you later...they speak volumes more than I could.  Yeah, I took pictures.  That's what moms do!  Saving them for posterity.  That or a future boyfriend. 

We've moved on to the topic of tattoos...she says real rock stars have them.  So I offered to take her.  She wanted to know if that would hurt.  I explained in graphic detail how a real tattoo is applied.  She says she'll wait 'til she's 18 for that.  Thank the Lord.  Telling the truth is the best way to prevent your kids from doing the bad stuff.  I can't wait for the talk about venereal disease.  That one is gonna come with a picture book.  Imagine the look on her face when I show her a picture of PID.  Oughta scar her for life.  It should be a hell of a lot better than birth control.