Torvy's earring

On Friday, Torvy had his ear pierced. He has been wanting to have it done for years, but we said he had to wait until he turned 13. We brought it forward by a few weeks so that it has healed enough for him to take the earring out for PE come September. Of course, gender equality being what it is, there is no more problem with boys wearing earrings than girls, but they all have to remove jewellery for PE. He was determined to have the caritilege pierced and there was a moment's worry when the first place we tried wasn't prepared to do that for anyone under 16. As you can see, however, we found someone who was prepared to do the honours, as long as I signed a parental consent form.

He plans to replace the stud with a ring in due course.