I Forbade My Teenager From Getting Her Nails Done
I’ll now end up caving when she wants something else!
My 15-year-old daughter, Sivakami, wanted to get her nails done after her exams got over. She wanted to get acrylic extensions and have them painted, the works.
I forbade it.
I’m a dentist and I don’t wear rings, which are further up the fingers than nails are. Still, rings on fingers have been proven to cause more cross-contamination than bare hands.
Just imagine how many more bacteria could get lodged under fingernails.
To my surprise, Sivakami raised Cain.
Sivakami said that she wasn’t asking for a tattoo or a belly piercing. All she wanted was to get her nails done. It didn’t entail any blood or needles.
How could I possibly say no?
For someone who is usually smart, Sivakami was pigheaded about this “getting her nails done” business.
Sivakami had heard from a friend that it was cool. They could flutter their fingers and feel fashionable.
She wanted to get her nails done (in the company of this friend) even if I didn’t like the idea of long fingernails on my daughter.
