Other's Symbols

I like Rhaeven's response to people asking if her piercings hurt. "Did that hurt?" My inner response is always "Of course getting poked by a needle would hurt!" Whenever I see someone with a piercing somewhere besides their earlobe, I ask myself, not the person, the same thing.  When I was 22 years old (long time ago), I pierced my belly button.  When I called to schedule the appointment I asked the lady, "Does it hurt?"  Her reply was, "nah."  She lied to me.  I have my ears pierced and if they closed up I would be chicken to pierce them again.  Thank God my mom did it when I was a toddler!  
http://rhaeven.blogspot.com/2017/09/post-9-what-symbolizes-you.html


https://engl1101gary.blogspot.com/
I'm not able to put this quote in my post for some reason but anyway, this blog by Gary reminds me of my husband.  Raised by a very militant father, my husband was always told that people with facial are often viewed as not trustworthy. Up until my father in law was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Louis Body's syndrome, my husband was not seen with facial hair by his father.  Now that his dad's health and mental state is declining, he now feels a sense of freedom when it comes to having a beard. Military versus militaristic parenting--I can relate to Gary.
I grew my beard out because to me it symbolized the freedom of choice I have now that I am no longer in the military.  It is a symbol of self expression that I haven't been able to indulge for the past twenty years.  

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