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Clicky: Is this bad behavior? (mine)

NoisemakerNoisemaker
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When L was 3 mos old, her grandparents threw her a big party.  Many of their friends who came chipped in and bought L a beautiful pair of diamond stud earrings and a matching necklace.  Her ears were not (and at 4.5 yo still are not) pierced--MIL and I have had disagreements about this. 

As I was getting ready today I saw the box with that jewelry sitting on my shelf, where it has been since that party.  I opened it and thought, why not, and put the earrings in.  I have every intention of giving L the set when she's old enough to wear them, and has her ears pierced.  But now I'm feeling guilty for wearing my daughter's jewelry. 

 

 

 

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  • mrs.wildmanmrs.wildman member

    I'd totally do it, unless I was prone to losing jewelry as it would be torturous having to replace them.

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  • el_twirpoel_twirpo member
    my gut reaction is to put them back. not sure when you want to eventually have DD's ears pierced (tween? teen?), but if i were old enough to recognize that my mom was wearing a gift of mine for years before i was given them, i'd be pretty mad.
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  • GuavaGalGuavaGal

    Rock the diamonds!

    I can see where your MIL & friends intended for your daughter to wear the earrings, but isn't a baby/toddler/small child more prone to losing earrings than an adult?  And it's not like a baby would wear a diamond necklace, right?  (Or maybe a baby would?  I only have nephews, so I am not well-versed in baby necklaces.)

    My aunt/godmother gave me a beautiful (non-diamond) ring when I was born, and I didn't get to wear it until I was in high school, and only then on fancy occasions.  I wouldn't have cared if my mom wore it when I was a kid.  Heck, she could have and I would've never known.

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  • NoisemakerNoisemaker

    Thanks ladies.  I wore them all day.  But in my defense (for the third of you who need it), I did feel guilty enough about it to ask her when she got home from school if it was ok if I borrowed her earrings.  She said yes, so I felt better, ha. 

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