I'm not sure if I want to call this bold or crazy, but I've had the most interesting conversation with some of my students this evening about their piercings. One of my students recently got his tongue pierced...and he did it HIMSELF! He then informed me that he also pierced his own lip too. Another one of my students then informs me that she did her own piercings too. She said that she pierced her nose. As I stood at their table looking at them in utter amazement, ANOTHER student tells me that she pierced her lip AND her navel. Not only did she pierce herself, one of her friends wanted their navel pierced and she did that one too!
Now, as I'm listening to them explain to me the process by which they conducted such mutilations, my inquisitive mind inquired about why. My most flamboyant student, who happens to be homosexual, informed me that he would rather do his own piercings and spend the money he would have used towards something else. I was almost afraid to inquire about what he would actually spend that money on. He didn't hesitate to tell me that he likes to take risks. The adventurous side of me can really appreciate a risky endevour, however, there's something to be said about doing something that could be potentially dangerous to the body and cause all kinds of infection.
His tongue is now swollen from the tongue piercing, which is normal. I just hope that his body doesn't react in any adverse ways to his tongue. All I can say is wow...
WOW!
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