There are a Few Holes in This Story

Newsletter 2018-07-16

Betsy is officially all grown up, at least according to the holes in her ears. Allowing someone to give you two symmetrical stab wounds is an important milestone in every young girl’s life, or so I’m told by my wife. Personally, I would have been fine if Betsy stuck with clip-on earrings for the rest of her days, but nobody in this house ever consults me on matters of fashion, or on matters of anything else. The only person here with less credibility than me on this issue is the dog. At least he doesn’t have his ears pierced. Yet.

Contrary to what my tweet said, my wife is actually the one who took Betsy to get her ears pierced because I have no idea what's supposed to happen in this process. It's useful to have been through it yourself so you know if something goes wrong, like they start to pierce the wrong body part. If I had taken Betsy and she came home with a pierced shinbone, I never would have heard the end of it. Best to just let my wife go and do it right the first time. Measu…