How old is too old? This is a loaded beginning
to any sentence and the way a recent conversation began with my husband.
One night not so long ago he turned to me and asked "So how old is
too old to have a belly button ring?" "Why do you ask, because
my stomach is eating mine" I replied.
Now, I know I usually tell stories about my
munchkins; however, this is related because my body looks the way it does
because of them. I have been told many times in the past that I am
probably too old to still have a belly button ring. People are
actually very surprised to find out that I kept it proudly through both pregnancies.
Anyone other than my children or husband would
not even know that I had it. My abs have not seen sunlight for probably
five years. My oldest regularly presses on my stomach and states
"Your tummy is squishy because you grew babies in it, right?"
They both think that I am so lucky because I have a jewel in my tummy.
Usually when people tell me it is time to get rid of
it I don't think much of it. I snuck out at lunch one day at school when
I was 14 and got it pierced. It wasn't until about three years later that
my parents even realized I had it pierced. It has been a part of me
for so long that I can't really imagine life without it. In fact I have
had it longer that I have lived without it. But when my husband commented on it
I got thinking- is it time to retire the belly button ring?
After a lot of thought I decided that maybe he was
right and that I should take it out. Clearly, a 29 year old mom of two
with a serious case of mommy tummy having a belly button ring is quite
ridiculous. So the other night I took it out.
After it was gone and I looked in the mirror at my
stomach I thought it looked odd. My usual bling was not there and I can
honestly say I wasn't sure that I liked it.
I think it was about 20 minutes later I felt sad
about its lack of presence. I decided that too old or not I am not ready
to live without it and put it back in.
Maybe I will try again at 30.
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