Make Up, Earrings & such…

Hey Guys,

  It is a Cold nippy morning here at our house.  I also might want to add RAINING!  Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea To see how young is too young for little girls to start wearing make-up and getting there ears pierced and such….

There is a good reason for this post and that is….I have been reading a lot of blogs lately that mom’s let there daughters were make up at what I consider a VERY young age.  As well as getting there ears pierced.  And there is also a new thing to me out called “Threading” of the eyebrows.  ANd I knotice on one blog a mother let her 10 year old daughter have her eyebrows ‘thread’. 

Threading is like plucking there eyebrows to give the eyebrows shape.  My question is….Would you let your 10 year old daughter essentially pluck there eyebrows?

My answer…is NO my daughter is not allowed to touch her eyebrows.  Not at all.  And I think it is awfully young to even want to pluck the eyebrows.  I didn’t start plucking mine until I was 14.

Aimee although she doesn’t want her ears pierced yet.  I am sure there will come a day when she does.  And on her 13 birthday.  Her and I are going to have a Mother/Daughter Day to were she can get her ears pierced.  By then, I am sure she will want them….But not a moment sooner.

On that 13th birthday outing she will also be allowed to pick up some lipgloss, powder and blush.  That is it. 

I think some parents rush to get there little girls into big girl things.  I want my kids to stay as little as possible.  They are only going to be young once and have all the time in the world to wear make up and earrings.  And plenty of time when they are adults to do things like Eye Threading.

Now am I being to overprotective?  I don’t think so.  My daughter only needs to concentrate on a few things.  School, Learning, Going To Church, And doing her best, Doing her chores and keeping her room clean. 

I don’t want my 10 year old to be concerned about her looks now (even though in my biased opinion she is a doll)There will be plenty of time for that in about 4 or 5 years!  See now even that is coming up to fast for me.

What are your thoughts on this?  When is the RIGHT age to start wearing make up and earrings and having your eyebrows pluck?

Oh and for the record my daughter primps all the time.  Everything has to be perfect for her.  Her clothes all have to be a certain way in order for her to go out.  Or be seen in an outfit.

I have managed to create a new headband and it turned out so cute.  It is an owl headband!

Not much else has been going on.  Eric will be picking up more work hours Thanksgiving Week.  Which is also good.  The kids are excited about Thanksgiving.  Aimee and David have already voiced there concerns over wanting to help me this year.  So I guess I will have at least 2 helpers.

Aimee and her class to a field trip this friday to a Plantation.  She throughly loved it. Daniel has a friend in his class that will be moving right around Thanksgiving.  We live in a military town….that is expected. But always kinda sad.

Zachary is really into Star Wars Clone Wars right now.  He is doing better in school as well.  They are having a big Thanksgiving feast on the Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving.  He has to bring Corn.

Oh I have put up two new recipes.  They are dessert recipes.  But oh so yummy.  And they are the same thing just differently made.  They are Chocolate Cover Peanut Butter Balls and Peanut butter balls.  My favorite of the two (even though they are both good) is the Chocolate Covered Peanut butter Balls.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Take care!