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What are your thoughts on stretched ears?

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Is that why I have no friends?

 
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spaz - 19 September 2013 10:36 AM

Like tats it’s a lifelong commitment

Oddly enough this was a topic on Triple J’s Hack a couple months ago,  about the rising number of young folk getting cosmetic surgery to fix their ears. Realistically nothing is a life long commitment anymore, it seems to be more people spending lots of money to fix what wasn’t thought out enough. I have tattoos,  piercings aren’t for me. I see people I think may have made choices they will regret on both fronts long-term, but it isn’t for me to judge.My ink may be the poor decision you think I’ve made, doesn’t mean I’ll judge you on that either.

 
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I really wanted tats when I was younger. As insurance against regrets I got them on my back where I couldn’t see them and they would fade by the time I’m old and wrinkled due to all the sun my back gets surfing.

Only ever had one piercing - it lasted 2 weeks because it got infected. Glad it wasn’t on my face because it scared!
Didn’t want my daughter to get her ears pierced but I caved eventually. One side keeps migrating down, It’s been re-pierced but continues to migrate and looks odd.

I respect peoples decision to “own” their body.

 
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To elaborate on my post.

I effing hate those massively stretched ears, spacers can and mostly do look cool (like8-12mm)

But in saying that im not going to judge anyone on them, im sure many people hate myb tattoos but i dont give a flying Mizu what poeple think of my ink, its for me.

 
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I’m glad that you see it that way!!!!!

Flying Mizu’s don’t grow on Trees ya know!!!!!

 
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deanobruce - 20 September 2013 03:11 PM

To elaborate on my post.

I effing hate those massively stretched ears, spacers can and mostly do look cool (like8-12mm)

But in saying that im not going to judge anyone on them, im sure many people hate myb tattoos but i dont give a flying Mizu what poeple think of my ink, its for me.

good to know. cause they make you look like a hooligan. a hoooooligan.
won’t some-body please think of the children?  smirk

 
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The children.. Hahah! The children.

I never think of the children cool grin

 
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I get ink to scare the elders

 
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I get ink to scare the elders

 
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ohhh maude flanders would be fairly disappointed with that attitude surferguy

but mostly to get instagram shout outs from miss fabel huh deano? haha

 
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Exactly!

 
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Rick0889 - 18 September 2013 06:13 PM

massive fan of tatts LOL  depends where the piercings are for me. but again, whatever makes ya happy hey. do it for yourself, and don’t give a fk what any-one else thinks

Pretty much agree, never would do t/stretch ear thing but I am a fan of ink…. on other people.

 
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Haha just found this thread..Have two cartilage piercings for a while now and only just got my lobes pierced last weekend to start stretching and I’m in my mid 20s. I like the idea of smaller stretchings but not big enough to pass a salami through. Just not my idea of a good time 8-10mm max I think..

Just my opinion some people look awesome with bigger holes but not for me..

 
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Does the size of the hole emulate the amount of space between ears?
tongue wink

 
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LOL