My interesting experience began around two years ago, I saw my aunts piercing. It was a rook piercing, with a nice point and the end. I had four piercings at the time and although I did not know the name of the specific piercing at the time, all I knew was that I wanted one to go with the rest. Within that 2 year period, I had gotten five more piercings on my lobe, helix and conch to bring it to a grand total of nine. My mother started to point out that I was becoming addicted to my piercings. It is to some extend true, as I had such a desire for many earrings after getting my first cartilage. Therefore, I knew that was not enough and that I had to have that inner piercing. I knew in my heart, that that would make the perfect ten piercings for my ears.
At A Glance Author A.Cali Contact A.Cali@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Lou I had began to ask my aunt how I can get the piercing, and every time I asked her how I can get it, she replied "Oh no, I got this in Boston and that is 5 hours away. You would have to stay for a weekend sometime". Within the two years, she along with that mentioned around 5 times that I could not sleep on my side for one year. It had gotten to the point were I affirmed "I just don't care, I want that piercing!" I kept asking my parents if I could get it done. While they kept saying yes, they never took me because they thought I could only get it in Boston. My family didn't think I could take good care of such a piercing considering how many infections I've had, but they said I can have it anyway. They gave my a hard time about it, saying things such as "Not everything in life can happen" but it eventually did happen.
After two years, I told my friend the piercing expert that I wanted the piercing, and she mentioned that it was called a daith. I started to affirm that, and I did research. The research made me yearn for an exotic ear piercing even more, I couldn't picture myself without one.
I knew that my tenth piercing just had to be interesting, and the daith would do it. Little did I know, that the piercing that I was yearning for was not really that one I was dreaming of all this time.
I soon realized I did not have to go to Boston because there was an excellent tattoo and piercing place in my local mall. I told my mother, and she agreed to take me. I went to the piercer 3 times, and it became complicated because he needed my passport, birth certificate and my mother's photo id. I almost gave up. Finally, we remembered everything. When I asked the piercer just how much this piercing would cost, he stated that all together it would be $70. It was expensive, but I was willing to pay. I mentioned to the piercer that I wanted my "daith" pierced; and to make everything more confusing I had accidently pointed to my daith instead of the rook. So he assumed that that was what I wanted. As I waited for him to log my data into the computer, I looked at all of the pretty earrings I could possibly have, it took my a while to decide. I sat in the waiting room, which was like a lounge, with a mixed feeling of excitement and nervousness. I sat in the comfortable piercing chair, and waited nervously for the pain to begin. The piercer told me to take in many deep breaths to prepare for the pain I was going to feel. He then put the tube in the ear and I felt the sharp needle inside my ear, along with the barbell itself being put it. After the pain I felt accomplished that I had gotten the piercing of my dreams. The piercer told me that my piercing looked very hot. I checked in the mirror and my eyes were in shock. I said.."Oh crap, we pierced the wrong area!" And the piercer replied "Oh no, that area you wanted is called a rook" I was speechless,I just stared in the mirror realizing that I had wasted $65 and that I had the wrong name all of this time. I thought that I would be so disappointed. However, the next day I figured I could love and get used to my daith, which I did. Its always fun to have a piercing thats not immediately visible, and then shock people when they see it. I'm very happy that I have it. Even if I only stay with ten piercings, the daith will be my favorite.