adornment

Personal adornment

I might as well be naked compared to the amount of jewelry I wear on a daily basis. I did wear a watch a while ago, but the battery ran out. Then since my wrist felt lonely I bought an automatic watch that winds up as you wear it. That watch is too nice to wear on a daily basis so now I wear nothing except the bare necessities (clothes and shoes).

In my family pretty much all types of body adornment are looked down upon. I can name only one of my many cousins that have their ears pierced. Of course this is different for girls, most of my family and cousins who are girls have their ears pierced, but that is all. Tattoos are out of the question and I’m sure that I would have to defend myself from a full frontal attack from my father if I ever showed up at home with one.

My family has a long history of being very clean cut, presentable, and approachable. The other weekend I walked up to my front door when I went home and my father’s first words where “go get a hair cut.” I turned around promptly got the hair cut and everything progressed the rest of the day like nothing every happened. That is just how it has always been for the Stearns boys.

I have thought about getting a tattoo and my ears pierced, but something inside of me told me not to. I would contribute that to the environment in which I grew up. When I was younger I used to think the tattoo was something really cool. I still don’t think that tattoos are all that bad I just don’t think that in the business world they are highly regarded even today. I like business and want to have the best chances I can get when I get older so that is why tattoo are not for me.

The group of friends I grew up with was never really into any kind of body adornment. I think we all thought it was for more of an undergrounds society type thing and we all kept our noses clean. Our views have all changed slightly, there is one who got a tat, and then there is another who got his ears done. That’s about the extent though.