Every couple of years, I wonder if it's time to take out my nose ring. I have had it for 18 years, about half my life, but as a person in my mid-30s, I wonder if it's time for that baby to fly.
Most of the time, I believe a person can wear whatever they want at any age, as long as you wear it with confidence. But even for me, there's a faint line between the do's and don't's of fashion at a certain age and I certainly don't want to cross it.
Nobody likes it when Grandma rocks her thong bikini.
The thing is, I've had this little silver ring lodged center face for so long, I forget it's even there. No one ever mentions it, I work in a field where it's not an issue and because of its small size, it's not that noticeable.
It's not even a problem when I have a cold. ("Do boogers ever get caught in it?" people have asked. Nope.)
But, sometimes I think it's time for a naked nose, just for a change, if nothing else. And perhaps nose piercings are a little '90s.
Then again, I'm not exactly sure how I would remove it. Metal snips, anyone?
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
