Choosing her earrings.
Getting all set up...chatting...lots of older ladies standing in the background with smiles on their faces, watching, remembering...Holy crap that stings!!!!!
Glad that's over...though the realization that she has two ears sets in...Getting ready..almost done.
Ahh man...yeah, it still hurts.
The world is re-made and new again. All the ladies looking on clutch their shopping carts and beam at Jewel. Lots of questions from them and sweet comments. This whole little girl woman thing makes me laugh and cry all at once.Funky van in the parking lot...we would have loved to meet these people...
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So funny, my Calli and I were just talking about ear piercing! I had just had my twelfth birthday and first period. My that was some while ago! Blessings to your sweet girl, the years go so fast, don't they?
Congratulations to Jewel! She looks so beautiful, she is growing up into a gorgeous woman :)
I love this, and it's so timely as my oldest long ago stated that she wanted to pierce her ears at age twelve, and that day will come in just three weeks! Love the pictures. What a gorgeous young woman.
Ellie, the years do go by so quickly. I find myself struggling sometimes to hold on to moments without this bittersweetness that seems to seep into me. Maybe it's because I know I have had my last child, Magnus, and I know this is the end of one phase of my life. I know another door is opening, but I still find myself holding on pretty tightly to these moments.
Megan, thank you!!! :)
Beth, that is wonderful! I will look for a blog post from you about your new 12 year old 'baby' when you & she go and get it done. :)
Your piece "Joyful First Blood" has inspired me since I saw it many moons ago. Hoping for a ceremony when my 11 yr. old starts bleeding, your work of art prompted ideas of creating an energy necklace with her, piece by piece putting together something to be worn to signify her moon time, her own time, quiet & contemplative time that she will hopefully hold on to into her future womanhood. We all need to be reminded that our blood is cleansing, strengthening and honorable. Our daughters will watch us and learn~
faith, I couldn't agree more. I was so full of shame and frustration when I had my menarche, that I vowed that my own daughters would know how incredible and blessed they are to experience such a thing.
I love that you are creating this thing for your daughter. I think I am going to do the same thing with mine that I did with my first daughter. I had all the women in my life send us a bead or charm, with a note about why they chose it and what being a woman meant to them, and then I strung all of the beads & charms into something beautiful. I put the notes in a scrapbook with some poems & drawings...and the whole thing really was nice. I think I'm going to do this for Jewel too. I really loved how all of the women I asked were eager to do it...and the notes they wrote to my first daughter still give me goosebumps when I think of it.
i don't know if you remember but i got a necklace from you for my daughter to celebrate her first moon time. i got it and waited and waited and waited. lol something like two years. then a few mama friends and i had a celebration for my daughter and her best friend who both started around the same time. it was very wonderful and affirming. the mamas all wrote something for each of the girls in journals for them. i don't know, it was just all so lovely.
Oh H, of course I remember.
What you did sounds so beautiful. I love the mama you are...
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