The Trickster

Someday she might succeed

Emma is dying to trick me. She desperately wants me to believe that she’s gotten her ears pierced. It’s probably about once a week that she tries to convince me that her ears have been recently pierced. The other day she came home and put in her magnetic earrings, pushed her hair behind her ears and then stood in front of me waiting for me to notice her. Once noticed she starts in on a very elaborate story of these new earrings.

She informed me that they had made a trip to the mall and she had her ears pierced. I congratulated her on her accomplishment and took a look at her new jewelry. She noticed me looking at the backs of them and then she informed me (without me questioning her) that they make these new special earrings that don’t have a post that sticks through the ear. These earrings only have a post inside and they magically heal in only 2 days. Or was it that they should be removed before bed so they don’t fall out and the hole will not heal over.

Whatever it was I’m amazed at her ability come up with her elaborate rues and play them for all their worth. I’ve told her that she can get her ears pierced whenever she wants but she seems to be avoiding the “pain factor.”