I started getting piercings at age 17 after my parents begrudgingly signed off on my industrial. Since then, I've been pierced over 20 times and have only taken one out. Pain is highly subjective, but ...

This year, we took our 6-year-old to get her ears pierced. My husband and I agreed early on ear piercings were an important part of bodily autonomy and would be the determination of our children. If ...

Madonna recently took her son Rocco Richie to get his ear pierced for his 16th birthday. The 57-year-old iconic pop star was spotted with her eldest son at Elite Jewelry and Piercing in New York City ...

I got my first piercing when I was eight on one spontaneous mall trip. Upon passing the window of Claire's, my mother insisted that I get my ears pierced before my first communion. Despite my initial ...

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I first started begging my mother for piercings in kindergarten, when I noticed that other girls were able to adorn their earlobes with sparkly studs. Over the years I’d return to my mother, asking ...

Thinking of getting your ears, or your child’s ears, pierced? Whether for trend, or tradition, or a little bit of both, you might have a few questions or concerns. We’ve got answers to your questions ...

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IF you have daughters, they will ask for pierced ears. Tell them no. That is what I did. A few years ago I calmly and reasonably laid out the facts to my two oldest daughters. I described the painful ...

Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...