At A Glance
Author	anonymous
When	A month ago

For many many years I have loved and admired piercings of all kinds, but there were two things I really desired: stretched ears and a tragus piercing.

It all started when I was about 8. I was flipping through some magazine when I ran across an add. In the background was a gentleman with very large gauge lobe piercings. For a very long time I would contemplate how a person could get earlobes to look like that. Each time I looked at it, I wanted my ears to be gauged. I didn't know how or why someone would do that, I just knew that I wanted it. I wanted it really really bad. So, still at 8 years old, I got my left ear pierced. It took me until I was 12 to get the other ear pierced, and I waited another 3 years to start gauging. I'm now very content at 00s, but may still gauge further in the future.

The real story, however, is the tragus piercing. When I was around 8 or 9 my sister got her tragus pierced. It was the most amazing thing I ever saw in my entire life. I annoyed her to no end for weeks, just looking at it and asking questions about it. I had an even stronger desire for that over stretching my ears. I begged and pleaded with my mom, but of course she said no. I had to wait. It crushed me.

I turned 16 in the summer, and finally sought the opportunity to finally impale my tragus. Again I asked my mom, and again she said no. I was so angry, but I understood. After all, I was going to a Catholic school where piercings on boys are strictly forbidden. I started my junior year with ears gauged to 4s and no tragus piercing. The empty wide holes in my lobes were enough for the school to consider letting boys wear one earring per ear, but it didn't go through with the diocese. Again I felt cheated out of something I desired for literally half of my life.

Then one girl got her tragus pierced. She had a beautiful Captive Bead Ring through it. It was the first up close trag I'd seen my sister's piercing. I fell completely in love with it again. Just when I was feeling all warm inside about the piercing, the worst thing that could happen next, happened.

The preps liked it...

Every single girl in my class (minus a few that didn't follow the crowd. AKA the ones that I hung out with) got their tragus pierced. Normally I'd think that was attractive, but they were putting studs through them. Earlobe studs. The ones with pretty flowers, and shiny fake diamonds. It made me sick. I talked to a few girls and some told me they didn't even like the piercing. They just did it because "that's what's cool now." It was disgusting.

After 3 miserable years of private school I talked my mother into sending me to a public school. Then, FINALLY, I got my tragus done. I brought my girlfriend and our friend, Jorie. I told the piercer I wanted my tragus done and asked him if he'd gauge my second lobe piercing. After a short while of waiting, it was my turn. I sat in the seat and looked at the needle that was to be used. It was quite large, but all I cared about was getting my piercing. The guy told me that he was to count to three and then I'd have what I've wanted for so long. He put the tube behind my tragus and the needle to the front. It was then that I remembered the part of the contract that said I wouldn't get my money back if I chickened out. I almost considered that, but that wiped away after he shoved the needle through my cartilage. It wasn't too painful, and I didn't hear a crunch or pop like my sister said I would. The only pain was some pressure which was gone after he put the ring through the ho le. I got a CBR through it, and felt completed. After 8 long years of strong desire, I finally got what is mine. The man who pierced it had both of his trags pierced and gauged to what must be 6s. That was by far the most incredible thing I ever saw, and has given me a new goal.

I'll be getting my left tragus pierced this weekend and in just one year, I'll gauge them both for the first time.

Overall, I have 4 piercings (both lobes; 00s, left ear second lobe; 10 gauge, and my right tragus) and am very happy with all of them, but the tragus is by far my favorite. I can't wait to get the other done, and I can't wait to gauge them!