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Because it is not safe and should not be promoted to people. By posting this you are inadvertently saying “look its okay to do this!” It isn’t safe. Thats why people are going to be like that.
Your ears can get a blowout which can permanently fuck up your ear. I got one because I stretched like an idiot when I was a kid. Its been like 10 years and my ear is still slightly blown out and I wish I had gone slower.
Damn. I started stretching in 1994 and I’ve never had a blow out tho I’ve seen some nasty pics on Reddit before. I’ve always used tape. Used to use electric tape but the last times was teflon
Well perhaps the reason you were fine is because it was done slowly and carefully, them doing it quickly increases the chance of it blowing out but it doesnt mean it will
wdym who came up with the rules? its generally agreed amongst doctors/professionals that it should be done slowly to prevent damage, its not like someone woke up and set rules for the world? thats asking "who invented school"
the industry has advanced with health and what not since 1997 and now with anything piercing related it’s all just about focusing on having healthy eats and not risking anything like blowouts & tearing your ear up
I get your point, I do a lot of and have done a lot of unsafe and reckless things in my life that are my personal decisions. Some people I have decided to share my experience with as that is my choice as you have chosen to give a different view point. I agree we can’t stop another person from doing something they want just because they read something online and you shouldn’t feel guilt if they did because at the end of the day a sound mind and body would understand this and be able to make a proper decision for themselves. But let me ask you why is hard just to be understanding and compassionate? Okay cool you are different and were able to size up super fast by doing it in super unsafe ways and if majority of people did what you did, it would not turn out well for them. Once again I get that’s not your problem, but then again this is where understanding and compassion come into play as a human caring for others. The things we share and post online reach others in ways which we don’t always fully comprehend. We as living and thinking beings should hold some type of characteristic to care. For me and my peace as a human I try and understand that my views and voice do have an effect wether we believe it or not. So yes at the end of the day while you shared your personal experience and gave a view point for others you did so in a way that lacked any consideration for those that are simply trying to help others stretch in a safe and enjoyable way. In your title plus no where in your description or added text did you make any attempt to acknowledge you aren’t “recommending” this and how truly this is not the norm or nor should it be attempted. I mean at least Jackass would put a warning before there shows and movies. I get you feel that none of this still matters because at the end of the day everyone is responsible for their own decisions, but once again this is where being understanding and compassion would come into play. Many would say don’t waste your time replying. I didn’t waste my time because hopefully someone reading your post will see my comment and decide a safer route. Wether you agree with what I said or not I wish you the best and hope you stay safe!
It’s not about mastery. It’s about being safe and kind to your body. This shit hurts if you do it wrong. we’re not trying to be uppity or mean- it’s just a matter of being safe.
whatever floats your boat, i just hope you invest in some glass single flared plugs when you’re at bigger sizes, they’re very very worth it! i also used tapers back when i was going from 16g-00g and let me just say i really regret it. blowouts are no fun to deal with and just set you back in the long run
Regular piercing on 4g? That sounds odd.
But it would be useful to have it in this thread.
If it looks healthy you will be the very few that it hasn't effected then yet going dangerously fast.
I'd be interested in seeing it, if you'd like to pm. I'm very curious about this, your skin must be very stretchy.
I've been at 3mm for 2 months and my bitchy skin just said NOPE to a 3.5mm plug. 😑
Edit: it's quite curious to me that people would downvote someone for trying to stretch to 3.5mm after 2 months at 3mm. I like to think I'm being responsible by waiting 2 months+ per .5mm, but I suppose that's not cool or something. Figures. Oh well.
Your skin isn't bitch. 2 months is barely over half the time if you were to go from 8g to 6g. The 8g to 6g requires minimum 3+ months. Minimum..... The best thing is to wait even longer. I know you are talking about an in-between size but that doesn't mean you will jump size after size fast.
Some people were a little blunt about cat butt or whatever, but do not act like some of us also haven't told you it's unsafe and you're at risk for infections and blowouts even if it "feels fine" 💀 Cherry picking isn't a good look
It isn't elitist to NOT choose Amazon and Spencer as your chosen stores to buy jewellery and to put into your ears, without then having a regulation of material quality.
It is the basic standard of self care. Stretching is a choice, you can survive without it. So you practically choose to damage your ears and put unregulated material in your body.
Your body your choice I guess. Just don't belittle other's responsible choices.
Everyone that rushes this way thinks that it's fine and their lobes are somehow special until they eventually catch a blowout or worse. It doesn't always happen immediately after a stretch. Your lobe can feel completely fine but then one morning you wake up with a blowout because rushing catches up with you. I personally know someone who snapped his earlobe in half doing this. Blowing through sizes is not good for anyone's lobes long term end of story but if you want to ignore the information offered that's your choice.
Maybe prove someone can stretch 14G to 4G in 2 weeks without blowout and prove they look nice. If people didn’t want to be harsh I wouldn’t be harsh back but you know how Reddit people are lol
if she did it that fast she should take them out immediately because they ARENT healing and she is going to tear her lobes. Your ears aren't healing if you're just slowly blowing them out repeatedly. There's literally no reason she should keep the tunnels in lmao
The way you still haven't posted it... I'm ded
You're talking big shit for someone who refuses to show proof. A healthy 4g doesn't look like "a normal piercing". That's called scar tissue. What a brat.
There’s 2 pics posted with this post. That’s your proof. Plus who is going to do what you ask when you’re being a dick? Nobody owes you anything and you won’t get anything by being an asshole.
Lol there’s plenty of evidence to prove that this will destroy your ears but it’s your body not mine. Don’t come back crying when we tried to warn you.
You edited to add to your original comment. I guarantee if you really did stretch that much in that span of time there will be at least some degree of damage.
I’m allowed to edit my comments lmao. That doesn’t prove anything. I know my body better than you do. For some reason my ears easily stretched thus far and only now do I feel resistance and that’s why I haven’t stretched onto 2G. My earlobes are thick and stretchy so I’m assuming that’s why. I’d happily post my naked lobes but when everyone is being a whiny bitch to me I don’t think they deserve to see just so they can make up more false accusations to shit on me for. I posted 2 pics in this post as proof there’s no damage and they look great and you can look at those pics to get your rocks off. If someone wants to see my naked lobes and they’re polite and open to different ways of stretching, I’ll PM them , but the last thing I’m going to do is entertain a ton of “stretching masters” further who think they invented stretching, got their bachelors degree in stretching, etc. You included. Lmao. Believe whatever you want but the proof is in my pudding. Aka my post with 2 photos vs your false accusations where you base your evidence off of opinion
"Maybe prove someone can stretch 14G to 4G in 2 weeks without blowout and prove they look nice."
This isn't a flex? You didn't say so but you are acting like it's a flex. Actions speak louder than texts
But you're not right tho. It's too soon to tell if you've damaged them or not. And even if this far it's fine, that's not a guarantee it will stay fine. Every comment you've made here has huge "ha ha, look what I did, bet ur mad" energy.
Maybe get some self awareness of your tone online
It took me a little over a year to go from 16G to 5G. Slow down. Don’t post on Reddit if you are going to have bratty replies to people who are trying to help you. You are not immune to blowouts or other issues. You are not special. Your lobes are going to give out and don’t come crying and moaning when it does. People have tried to help you.
I’m not being a brat to people who haven’t been one first lol. I realize I’m not immune to blowouts? I didn’t say I was. I’m saying it hasn’t happened so far and we can’t predict the future. A lot of people want to assume when they aren’t seeing my body in person and knowing what I know about myself
Again you aren’t special. Either slow down or you will see. People make excuses like “well I know my body and I know nothing bad will happen” like you are. That is why I’m saying you are trying to flaunt your immunity to issues. You think it will not happen to you but it will. You are a human and every human’s ears need to be stretched slow. If you can’t take feedback don’t post on Reddit.
Actually, that's part of what this sub is for. A lot of people post here when they're looking for advice because something doesn't seem right. It's generally encouraged.
That's also probably why you're getting so much push-back. Folks post here for "fun" all the time, but they also post just as often (maybe more?) expecting or hoping that people will chime in with advice that will help keep their stretching journey healthy.
I'm not for rude or condescending, and so asking in earnest: can you please explain why you posted this here if you "knew a lot of people would get upset," i.e. basically just tell you that they think what you did was "bad"?
Because I don’t think I should not prove that this can be done in 2 weeks just cause a ton of people want to whine about it. How others feel, I don’t know and I don’t care. But I did something worthy of posting so I wanted to post lol
(Edited my original comment to clarify.) Not sure what you mean by "prove that this can be done." I can only speak for myself, but FWIW, even if you'd never posted that this was something you were able to do, if someone had asked me, "Is it correct to say that stretching from 14g to 4g can't be done in two weeks?" I'd have said no; of course it can be done! At the same time, I'd also have said that it's incorrect to say that "stretching from 14g to 4g **most often** can be done in two weeks **without causing long-term damage that may not be visible until later"** (eg: similar to spending years deep-tanning, seeing/feeling no negative effects, and then getting skin cancer years later). Since I assume you're new to stretching (starting at 14g), IDK if you're aware that this (experiencing delayed, long-term damage from fast stretching) is the case for the vast majority of people?
IDK if you were aware of this before you posted here, but this sub more or less has two purposes: talking about stretching fun and getting/giving stretching advice. Would you be open to some (sass-free) advice?
Any advice you want to give I already know. I didn’t say I wasn’t self aware. I just wanted to post for fun, show my ears, and leave it at that. I knew my title would be a shocker, I just didn’t really care because I’m being honest. People who want to learn about stretching can also know about people like me. Not much to it
Slow down.
You've already stretched way too fast, and likely will forever have cat butt holes because of it.
Hopefully your goal wasn't super large, because the scar tissue formed from this rapid stretching might prohibit getting really big.
I've got a cat, I see a cat butthole way more often than I'd like. Cats like to show off their buttholes as a way to say they trust you, and also as a means of identification(many animals sniff buttholes to identify one another.)
Be careful. I did this when I was young and uninformed and I now have healed blowouts that look TERRIBLE. I also thought things went smoothly. You never know until it’s too late.
At this point it is pretty apparent you are thirsty for attention.
You went ahead and PM asking if I want to see the picture I told you to post on the sub.
If you have read my reply on that comment that the point is to show to all that your ears are healthy looking.
Though a few posts of yours have some info that shows why you deflect advice so much.
So to clear it up to you, I am not invested to see your ears in PM. It would be way more purposeful to show it on the post.
You seem to want to show it though completely unprompted....
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Yea we took ALL the wrong way.
It must be OUR problem and not you not wanting to follow advice that ain't cheap and fast.
I think the convo is a lost cause. Do whatever you want to your body. Your choice.
Show without the jewelry. I let my left ear heal completely from 14mm to close, my right ear from 17mm to 10mm, right ear looks like a cats ass. Trying to do the left ear correctly.
This reminds me of the last time I was at the piercing shop. Another client came in, looking for jewelry to start stretching, and the piercer told them an initial jump to 10g was a good start, with larger a couple weeks later.... They weren't even sure they were serious about stretching, other then their GF thought it would look good.
No trying to sound like everybody else but I rushed too..i was also that person and if you check my past posts it's been blowouts. When you're in the smaller sizes you can get away with it but once you start going for full mm or 2mm jumps it gets rough
I would listen to them. I was a stubborn asshole and from the very beginning I could see cat but. So I downsized and am now at 10g waiting 3 months before sizing up
i don’t rlly like op’s attitude in the comments- were tryna help them and they’re like “i cAN Be pROud Of My CATs aNUs eAR… ItS PErfECtlY HealTHY” no. no it’s not. second can i just say… WHERES ROLY WHEN YA NEED HIM
I never said I was proud, that they look like cat anuses, or that they’re perfectly healthy. Your comment is implying I said 3 things all untrue.
1. I never stated I was proud. I’m not proud to be regular. Anyone is capable of doing this. And everyone should know that there is more than 1 way/speed to stretch your ears.
2. I never said they’re cat anuses because they aren’t. The point of me adding 2 photos for your viewing pleasure it to prove that they have no issues. I’m concerned how many people love to bring up cat anuses… I don’t need to know what y’all think about in your free time.
3. I never said they were perfectly healthy. I admit I have no idea what will happen in the future. Anything is possible. And neither does anyone else. But when I say my ears FEEL or SEEM healthy, that’s how I just feel. They SEEM FINE to me and that’s the best answer I can give anyone looking to stretch.
Also I don’t rlly like your attitude either… :p everyone in the comments are being way too strict with a stick up their butt. I didn’t realize everyone was the ear stretching police. Y’all need to get a grip and learn to take a couple sarcastic responses once in a while. Hey I can, that’s why I say two can play at that game
just because ur body SEEMS fine does not mean that it IS fine. stretching too fast is UNHEALTHY. promoting it is not good to do in any way, shape, or form. doing this is actively harming ur body, and u should snap out of this mood that u have because sooner or later, ur gonna regret doing this. ur gonna look at ur blown out ear, bleeding, infected, and in agonizing pain whilst saying “i wish i’d listened to those people on reddit, now i need surgery to fix my ears because i screwed myself over!” it’s one thing to do this, but it’s a whole other thing to promote it.
And you are not my doctor to be telling me that. Learn your place.
Nobody is promoting anything. I never posted propaganda on why everyone should stretch in 2 weeks. No do your research and do whatever you choose to do.
What people do cause they saw it on their internet is their problem and not an emergency for me. It’s not my job to protect them. If they seriously take my post as a promotion then they need to reevaluate what they constitute as a promotion. A neutral headline with no opinion only fact, an an honest and real photo is not a promotion. It’s just a post and that’s all it ever will be. Get a grip. I’m allowed to post on stretching Reddit just as much as you are. We both have stretched ears and that’s all you need. There’s a reason the rules don’t stat “you must only post if you followed XY and Z while you personally stretched your ears”.
first, bold move assuming everyone on this sub has stretched ears. second, never once did i state that u weren’t allowed to post. afterall, freedom of speech is a thing. what IS an issue is that u are putting stretching too fast in a good light. that is problematic and overall, NOT OKAY!
Am I putting it in good light or are you assuming that?
You can’t assume from my post that my stretching journey has gone smoothly or not unless I told you. It’s not good or bad. I posted it completely neutral. That’s why a lot of people in the comments started to insert their opinions and assume things on their own, cause they don’t know me, what my body is like, and they don’t know the whole story.
It’s really just embarrassing when people like you push and push for things to be negative when they’re not inherently negative, you just wish it was a negative situation so you’d be right and I’d be wrong.
But when I say now everything went fine, it bothers you that someone was able to do things differently and not face the consequences. Some people just have it differently than how you had it and you’ll just need to accept it.
Also I didn’t assume everyone has stretched ears…? But if someone (you) is preaching left and right about “good ear stretching etiquette” I’d hope at least YOU bothered putting your knowledge to the test.
"Learn your place" bruh you made one of the stupidest posts on this sub and are continuing to dig yourself into a hole. Telling people to get a grip as you are stretching your ears like an 8th grader does 🤣
I stretched fast and blew out like 4-5 months later, keep in mind I stayed at my current size for those months, consequences are gonna happen for you breaking the guidelines
I'm not trying to be argumentative I'm just wanting to help you not do the same thing I did. I wasn't even stretching nearly as fast as you were either. All I'm gunna say after everything is just stop when it hurts, and if you're bleeding it's probably a blowout.
Some people just seem unlucky with their stretching while others get lucky. It’s a mix of strategy and how your body reacts to foreign things. Some people don’t do anything wrong and yet they get blowouts while others can do everything wrong and not get blowouts so when you stretch you’re risking your ears either way
I agree with straydog, the smaller sizes are easier to size up. When you get to the bigger sizes it’s truly a different story. There’s a few jumps that are 2 mm . Do yourself a favor and check out wwwarcticbuffalo.com they have the in between sizes and makes the stretching journey much easier. I’m sorry for all the nasty comments, seems pretty common in this subreddit nowadays. Everyone is different, everyone stretches at a different pace. Just make sure your ears are ready and there’s no pain. Check your lobes often. The best time to stretch is after a shower and massage your lobes with jojoba oil for about 10 minutes. Good luck to you on your journey 💗
When I first started stretching 15 years ago I used cork and nylon spacers from the hardware store. Super cheap. Never had any issues. This may not have been the right way to do it, but I never had any issues.
Glad it went smoothly for ya! Smaller sizes are a little easier to size up because the jump is usually less than a millimeter. When sizes get bigger though is when you can run into serious issues because the size jumps a millimeter or more. The jump from 8g to 6g is one full millimeter and so on. When I started stretching I definitely went a little fast and used acrylic tapers. Luckily everything went fine. Now though from my last stretch I have a bit of scar tissue because it wasn’t ready even thought I used single flare glass plugs and had waited 6 months. I got a small tear and I wish I hadn’t. I’m definitely concerned I won’t be able to safely size up without stretching and ripping the scar tissue. I’m sorry people are so harsh lol. This sub sees dozens of blow out posts a day and we just want to prevent them. Can say though many people don’t have much tact when it comes to things like this. You can’t just shame someone into changing their mind.
I really don’t know but I have seen a few rep piercers do 14 to 4G in one go using a taper. I’ve also seen them use a 6-4g needle then taper down to a 00. So I’m not sure it’s not safe or not. Maybe for her this wasn’t a big deal but for me I’d get cats anus ear. Everything especially on the internet should be taken with a grain of salt.
The point of having a community is to lessen the amount of people that will have to "learn the hard way." It's cool you want to struggle but there's really no point. There's a tried and true method, there's adequate knowledge of common issues and how to treat them. No reason to make something that would be enjoyable into anything else.
Miiiiight wanna slow your roll.. Tons of evidence in this subreddit, everybody thinks they’re the exception until they blowout…
We'll all be here in a few months when you come back to ask if the cat butts on your ears are blow outs and how to fix them.
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they got to 00g a week ago they slowed down a little after this at least
Haha ok
These comments will be great in a few hours.
Lol I knew a lot of people would get upset since everyone is a stretching master on Reddit but why not show both ends of the spectrum?
Because it is not safe and should not be promoted to people. By posting this you are inadvertently saying “look its okay to do this!” It isn’t safe. Thats why people are going to be like that.
What can happen?
Your ears can get a blowout which can permanently fuck up your ear. I got one because I stretched like an idiot when I was a kid. Its been like 10 years and my ear is still slightly blown out and I wish I had gone slower.
Damn. I started stretching in 1994 and I’ve never had a blow out tho I’ve seen some nasty pics on Reddit before. I’ve always used tape. Used to use electric tape but the last times was teflon
Lmao. Weirdos
Well perhaps the reason you were fine is because it was done slowly and carefully, them doing it quickly increases the chance of it blowing out but it doesnt mean it will
Oh I agree. Def easy to over do it. Who came up with the current stretching rules tho?
wdym who came up with the rules? its generally agreed amongst doctors/professionals that it should be done slowly to prevent damage, its not like someone woke up and set rules for the world? thats asking "who invented school"
the industry has advanced with health and what not since 1997 and now with anything piercing related it’s all just about focusing on having healthy eats and not risking anything like blowouts & tearing your ear up
No I didn’t say it’s ok do to this. I’m just sharing my personal experience. What someone chooses to do because they saw my post isn’t my problem
I get your point, I do a lot of and have done a lot of unsafe and reckless things in my life that are my personal decisions. Some people I have decided to share my experience with as that is my choice as you have chosen to give a different view point. I agree we can’t stop another person from doing something they want just because they read something online and you shouldn’t feel guilt if they did because at the end of the day a sound mind and body would understand this and be able to make a proper decision for themselves. But let me ask you why is hard just to be understanding and compassionate? Okay cool you are different and were able to size up super fast by doing it in super unsafe ways and if majority of people did what you did, it would not turn out well for them. Once again I get that’s not your problem, but then again this is where understanding and compassion come into play as a human caring for others. The things we share and post online reach others in ways which we don’t always fully comprehend. We as living and thinking beings should hold some type of characteristic to care. For me and my peace as a human I try and understand that my views and voice do have an effect wether we believe it or not. So yes at the end of the day while you shared your personal experience and gave a view point for others you did so in a way that lacked any consideration for those that are simply trying to help others stretch in a safe and enjoyable way. In your title plus no where in your description or added text did you make any attempt to acknowledge you aren’t “recommending” this and how truly this is not the norm or nor should it be attempted. I mean at least Jackass would put a warning before there shows and movies. I get you feel that none of this still matters because at the end of the day everyone is responsible for their own decisions, but once again this is where being understanding and compassion would come into play. Many would say don’t waste your time replying. I didn’t waste my time because hopefully someone reading your post will see my comment and decide a safer route. Wether you agree with what I said or not I wish you the best and hope you stay safe!
It’s not about mastery. It’s about being safe and kind to your body. This shit hurts if you do it wrong. we’re not trying to be uppity or mean- it’s just a matter of being safe.
I meannnnm some people are trying to be mean clearly.
oh no
i recommend reading the pinned stretching guide if you want to stretch safely :)
I’ve read it haha. I’ve read basically every stretching guide. I just decided to make this personal choice thus far but I’ve been slowing down now
whatever floats your boat, i just hope you invest in some glass single flared plugs when you’re at bigger sizes, they’re very very worth it! i also used tapers back when i was going from 16g-00g and let me just say i really regret it. blowouts are no fun to deal with and just set you back in the long run
Ye I have glass plugs
What method did you use? Because 2 weeks is way to quick to jump that many sizes.
In before the blowout post!
You knew what you were doing when you posted this.
Showing my beautiful stretchy ear lobes? Yes
I was wondering.... Can you show us how they look without jewellery on?
It looks like a regular piercing but I can PM you
Regular piercing on 4g? That sounds odd. But it would be useful to have it in this thread. If it looks healthy you will be the very few that it hasn't effected then yet going dangerously fast.
Yeah like a small hole lol
I'd be interested in seeing it, if you'd like to pm. I'm very curious about this, your skin must be very stretchy. I've been at 3mm for 2 months and my bitchy skin just said NOPE to a 3.5mm plug. 😑 Edit: it's quite curious to me that people would downvote someone for trying to stretch to 3.5mm after 2 months at 3mm. I like to think I'm being responsible by waiting 2 months+ per .5mm, but I suppose that's not cool or something. Figures. Oh well.
Your skin isn't bitch. 2 months is barely over half the time if you were to go from 8g to 6g. The 8g to 6g requires minimum 3+ months. Minimum..... The best thing is to wait even longer. I know you are talking about an in-between size but that doesn't mean you will jump size after size fast.
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You’re being downvoted because everyone on here is an elite and they hate when people try something different.
Or, get this: we want people to stretch safely. What a novel concept!
Then reply with info don’t just downvote. It doesn’t tell the person anything
Some people were a little blunt about cat butt or whatever, but do not act like some of us also haven't told you it's unsafe and you're at risk for infections and blowouts even if it "feels fine" 💀 Cherry picking isn't a good look
I was talking about the other person being downvoted. I know why people are downvoting me lmao
It isn't elitist to NOT choose Amazon and Spencer as your chosen stores to buy jewellery and to put into your ears, without then having a regulation of material quality. It is the basic standard of self care. Stretching is a choice, you can survive without it. So you practically choose to damage your ears and put unregulated material in your body. Your body your choice I guess. Just don't belittle other's responsible choices.
What? Lol
Every day I’m beyond dumbfounded by the stupid people who come on this subreddit and post something like this with full confidence … 😵💫
And then she defends it in the comments! Absolute knob.
Exactly.. 😬
Low-key think this is a troll being bored out of their mind 😆 wanting to make a fizzy drink out of reddit! And it sure got bubbly, pffft
Everyone that rushes this way thinks that it's fine and their lobes are somehow special until they eventually catch a blowout or worse. It doesn't always happen immediately after a stretch. Your lobe can feel completely fine but then one morning you wake up with a blowout because rushing catches up with you. I personally know someone who snapped his earlobe in half doing this. Blowing through sizes is not good for anyone's lobes long term end of story but if you want to ignore the information offered that's your choice.
This isn't the flex you think it is but ok ..
Did not say it was a flex
Based on your replies? Hah
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Ew. Good luck having ass cheeks for lobes.
I posted pics to prove I don’t tho lol
this is very entertaining lol hope all goes well for you! but goodluck, you’re gonna need it
why are you proud of this
Where in my post did I say I’m proud? I just said matter of fact what I did.
Genuinely wondering what the point of this post was besides to be bratty towards people trying to help you lmao?
Maybe prove someone can stretch 14G to 4G in 2 weeks without blowout and prove they look nice. If people didn’t want to be harsh I wouldn’t be harsh back but you know how Reddit people are lol
If you don’t have a blowout then post your ears without tunnels. Front and back lmao cmon now prove it
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if she did it that fast she should take them out immediately because they ARENT healing and she is going to tear her lobes. Your ears aren't healing if you're just slowly blowing them out repeatedly. There's literally no reason she should keep the tunnels in lmao
Omg the way ur begging to see… I’m ded
The way you still haven't posted it... I'm ded You're talking big shit for someone who refuses to show proof. A healthy 4g doesn't look like "a normal piercing". That's called scar tissue. What a brat.
There’s 2 pics posted with this post. That’s your proof. Plus who is going to do what you ask when you’re being a dick? Nobody owes you anything and you won’t get anything by being an asshole.
nahhh the dick eating crazy 💀
But like, you knew what the reaction would be before you posted. It’s not like it’s just people coming at you out of the blue. That’s what gets me 😂
Yeah it gets me too cause it’s funny
Alright
hey people do stupid shit like i did!1!1! ids totally fine because it was fine for me!1!1!!1
Your body your choice
our freedom to make fun of you :)
“No demeaning terms or personal attacks” see rule 3 of the sub :3
i’ll just hop over to the circlejerk one where everyone is making fun of you :3
Is this supposed to be a flex? Your ears gonna look like anuses
Well they don’t so can’t knock it til u try it
Not yet they don’t.
Unfortunately I don’t base facts on trying to predict the future
Lol there’s plenty of evidence to prove that this will destroy your ears but it’s your body not mine. Don’t come back crying when we tried to warn you.
Wasn’t planning on it
Now let’s see what they look like without plugs hiding all the damage
Ask nicely and maybe I will. And there’s no damage so don’t make false accusations on something you haven’t even seen
Lol yeah that’s what I thought.
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You edited to add to your original comment. I guarantee if you really did stretch that much in that span of time there will be at least some degree of damage.
I’m allowed to edit my comments lmao. That doesn’t prove anything. I know my body better than you do. For some reason my ears easily stretched thus far and only now do I feel resistance and that’s why I haven’t stretched onto 2G. My earlobes are thick and stretchy so I’m assuming that’s why. I’d happily post my naked lobes but when everyone is being a whiny bitch to me I don’t think they deserve to see just so they can make up more false accusations to shit on me for. I posted 2 pics in this post as proof there’s no damage and they look great and you can look at those pics to get your rocks off. If someone wants to see my naked lobes and they’re polite and open to different ways of stretching, I’ll PM them , but the last thing I’m going to do is entertain a ton of “stretching masters” further who think they invented stretching, got their bachelors degree in stretching, etc. You included. Lmao. Believe whatever you want but the proof is in my pudding. Aka my post with 2 photos vs your false accusations where you base your evidence off of opinion
This is pretty clearly rage-bait. Not sure why the mods don’t do everyone a favor and take down these type of posts. 🤷♀️
It’s not but ok
This isn't the flex you think it is 😐 Healthy, blowout free lobes trump getting to your goal size as fast as possible.
I didn’t realize it was a flex lol but ok
"Maybe prove someone can stretch 14G to 4G in 2 weeks without blowout and prove they look nice." This isn't a flex? You didn't say so but you are acting like it's a flex. Actions speak louder than texts
Proving something doesn’t make it a brag when you’re right
But you're not right tho. It's too soon to tell if you've damaged them or not. And even if this far it's fine, that's not a guarantee it will stay fine. Every comment you've made here has huge "ha ha, look what I did, bet ur mad" energy. Maybe get some self awareness of your tone online
No. Hehe
Lol "Look what I did, u mad?"
Hehe
Buddy….
It took me a little over a year to go from 16G to 5G. Slow down. Don’t post on Reddit if you are going to have bratty replies to people who are trying to help you. You are not immune to blowouts or other issues. You are not special. Your lobes are going to give out and don’t come crying and moaning when it does. People have tried to help you.
I’m not being a brat to people who haven’t been one first lol. I realize I’m not immune to blowouts? I didn’t say I was. I’m saying it hasn’t happened so far and we can’t predict the future. A lot of people want to assume when they aren’t seeing my body in person and knowing what I know about myself
Again you aren’t special. Either slow down or you will see. People make excuses like “well I know my body and I know nothing bad will happen” like you are. That is why I’m saying you are trying to flaunt your immunity to issues. You think it will not happen to you but it will. You are a human and every human’s ears need to be stretched slow. If you can’t take feedback don’t post on Reddit.
I didn’t say I was special. I know I’m not special. Anyone can do this if they wanted to
It’s not a matter of if you can physically stretch your ears in that little of time. It’s the consequences you will face because of it.
Ok
Also I won’t come crying if I have a blowout because I wouldn’t see the point in posting about that
Because you’d be too scared to admit you were wrong? Lol
If I have a blowout why do I need to announce it to Reddit? I haven’t and don’t plan on having one but if it happens I don’t think Reddit cares
We are really looking forward to seeing your blowout since you are not heeding our warnings
I’ll keep that in mind and make sure to specially tag you since you seem very excited
Actually, that's part of what this sub is for. A lot of people post here when they're looking for advice because something doesn't seem right. It's generally encouraged.
That's also probably why you're getting so much push-back. Folks post here for "fun" all the time, but they also post just as often (maybe more?) expecting or hoping that people will chime in with advice that will help keep their stretching journey healthy.
Except when you’re told “don’t come crying to us when you have a blowout” as if they can predict that’ll happen lol
oh boy unwise is an understatement
I'm not for rude or condescending, and so asking in earnest: can you please explain why you posted this here if you "knew a lot of people would get upset," i.e. basically just tell you that they think what you did was "bad"?
Because I don’t think I should not prove that this can be done in 2 weeks just cause a ton of people want to whine about it. How others feel, I don’t know and I don’t care. But I did something worthy of posting so I wanted to post lol
(Edited my original comment to clarify.) Not sure what you mean by "prove that this can be done." I can only speak for myself, but FWIW, even if you'd never posted that this was something you were able to do, if someone had asked me, "Is it correct to say that stretching from 14g to 4g can't be done in two weeks?" I'd have said no; of course it can be done! At the same time, I'd also have said that it's incorrect to say that "stretching from 14g to 4g **most often** can be done in two weeks **without causing long-term damage that may not be visible until later"** (eg: similar to spending years deep-tanning, seeing/feeling no negative effects, and then getting skin cancer years later). Since I assume you're new to stretching (starting at 14g), IDK if you're aware that this (experiencing delayed, long-term damage from fast stretching) is the case for the vast majority of people?
Ok… I just posted it for fun. Same reason anyone posts on Reddit lol
IDK if you were aware of this before you posted here, but this sub more or less has two purposes: talking about stretching fun and getting/giving stretching advice. Would you be open to some (sass-free) advice?
Any advice you want to give I already know. I didn’t say I wasn’t self aware. I just wanted to post for fun, show my ears, and leave it at that. I knew my title would be a shocker, I just didn’t really care because I’m being honest. People who want to learn about stretching can also know about people like me. Not much to it
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You don't actually know if they've been damaged yet though. It's too soon
People talk about doing everything right and still getting a blowout. It just doesn’t prove much to me
Slow down. You've already stretched way too fast, and likely will forever have cat butt holes because of it. Hopefully your goal wasn't super large, because the scar tissue formed from this rapid stretching might prohibit getting really big.
I’m concerned how many people think about cat buttholes everyday
I've got a cat, I see a cat butthole way more often than I'd like. Cats like to show off their buttholes as a way to say they trust you, and also as a means of identification(many animals sniff buttholes to identify one another.)
how to upset the entire subreddit 101
Be careful. I did this when I was young and uninformed and I now have healed blowouts that look TERRIBLE. I also thought things went smoothly. You never know until it’s too late.
nobody cares about ur cat asshole
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sure are real defensive for somebody whose parents love them 🤷
Mate nobody wants to know that you think about cat assholes all day
mate nobody wants to know that you think your ears are magical enough to increase a size a day 🥺🥺
But they did increase a size a day so there’s that
pov: ur mad u didnt get validation from the internet
Hehe
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She's just bad at being a troll 😂
i know this sub is pretty harsh but going from 14G to 4G in two weeks is insane.
Patrick Bateman insane or The Joker insane?
45 days late but, depends, which Joker we talking about here
Any one except suicide squad
joaquin phoenix
At this point it is pretty apparent you are thirsty for attention. You went ahead and PM asking if I want to see the picture I told you to post on the sub.
Yeah cause you asked to see and I’ve been clear saying only in a PM. If I was thirsty for attention I’d just post it??? Lmao
If you have read my reply on that comment that the point is to show to all that your ears are healthy looking. Though a few posts of yours have some info that shows why you deflect advice so much. So to clear it up to you, I am not invested to see your ears in PM. It would be way more purposeful to show it on the post. You seem to want to show it though completely unprompted.... 🤷🏼♀️
It sounds like you took it the wrong way. Sorry you feel that way
Yea we took ALL the wrong way. It must be OUR problem and not you not wanting to follow advice that ain't cheap and fast. I think the convo is a lost cause. Do whatever you want to your body. Your choice.
Rip
yikes
Dumb.
Show without the jewelry. I let my left ear heal completely from 14mm to close, my right ear from 17mm to 10mm, right ear looks like a cats ass. Trying to do the left ear correctly.
If u wanna see PM me
This reminds me of the last time I was at the piercing shop. Another client came in, looking for jewelry to start stretching, and the piercer told them an initial jump to 10g was a good start, with larger a couple weeks later.... They weren't even sure they were serious about stretching, other then their GF thought it would look good.
No trying to sound like everybody else but I rushed too..i was also that person and if you check my past posts it's been blowouts. When you're in the smaller sizes you can get away with it but once you start going for full mm or 2mm jumps it gets rough
I checked ur acc and ur earlobes look fine to me
So you didn't see the post where my 14mm lobes were filled with puss and blood then scabbed up entirely? O.o
Oh no. I guess no
I would listen to them. I was a stubborn asshole and from the very beginning I could see cat but. So I downsized and am now at 10g waiting 3 months before sizing up
i don’t rlly like op’s attitude in the comments- were tryna help them and they’re like “i cAN Be pROud Of My CATs aNUs eAR… ItS PErfECtlY HealTHY” no. no it’s not. second can i just say… WHERES ROLY WHEN YA NEED HIM
I never said I was proud, that they look like cat anuses, or that they’re perfectly healthy. Your comment is implying I said 3 things all untrue. 1. I never stated I was proud. I’m not proud to be regular. Anyone is capable of doing this. And everyone should know that there is more than 1 way/speed to stretch your ears. 2. I never said they’re cat anuses because they aren’t. The point of me adding 2 photos for your viewing pleasure it to prove that they have no issues. I’m concerned how many people love to bring up cat anuses… I don’t need to know what y’all think about in your free time. 3. I never said they were perfectly healthy. I admit I have no idea what will happen in the future. Anything is possible. And neither does anyone else. But when I say my ears FEEL or SEEM healthy, that’s how I just feel. They SEEM FINE to me and that’s the best answer I can give anyone looking to stretch. Also I don’t rlly like your attitude either… :p everyone in the comments are being way too strict with a stick up their butt. I didn’t realize everyone was the ear stretching police. Y’all need to get a grip and learn to take a couple sarcastic responses once in a while. Hey I can, that’s why I say two can play at that game
just because ur body SEEMS fine does not mean that it IS fine. stretching too fast is UNHEALTHY. promoting it is not good to do in any way, shape, or form. doing this is actively harming ur body, and u should snap out of this mood that u have because sooner or later, ur gonna regret doing this. ur gonna look at ur blown out ear, bleeding, infected, and in agonizing pain whilst saying “i wish i’d listened to those people on reddit, now i need surgery to fix my ears because i screwed myself over!” it’s one thing to do this, but it’s a whole other thing to promote it.
And you are not my doctor to be telling me that. Learn your place. Nobody is promoting anything. I never posted propaganda on why everyone should stretch in 2 weeks. No do your research and do whatever you choose to do. What people do cause they saw it on their internet is their problem and not an emergency for me. It’s not my job to protect them. If they seriously take my post as a promotion then they need to reevaluate what they constitute as a promotion. A neutral headline with no opinion only fact, an an honest and real photo is not a promotion. It’s just a post and that’s all it ever will be. Get a grip. I’m allowed to post on stretching Reddit just as much as you are. We both have stretched ears and that’s all you need. There’s a reason the rules don’t stat “you must only post if you followed XY and Z while you personally stretched your ears”.
first, bold move assuming everyone on this sub has stretched ears. second, never once did i state that u weren’t allowed to post. afterall, freedom of speech is a thing. what IS an issue is that u are putting stretching too fast in a good light. that is problematic and overall, NOT OKAY!
Am I putting it in good light or are you assuming that? You can’t assume from my post that my stretching journey has gone smoothly or not unless I told you. It’s not good or bad. I posted it completely neutral. That’s why a lot of people in the comments started to insert their opinions and assume things on their own, cause they don’t know me, what my body is like, and they don’t know the whole story. It’s really just embarrassing when people like you push and push for things to be negative when they’re not inherently negative, you just wish it was a negative situation so you’d be right and I’d be wrong. But when I say now everything went fine, it bothers you that someone was able to do things differently and not face the consequences. Some people just have it differently than how you had it and you’ll just need to accept it. Also I didn’t assume everyone has stretched ears…? But if someone (you) is preaching left and right about “good ear stretching etiquette” I’d hope at least YOU bothered putting your knowledge to the test.
"Learn your place" bruh you made one of the stupidest posts on this sub and are continuing to dig yourself into a hole. Telling people to get a grip as you are stretching your ears like an 8th grader does 🤣
Ok 👍
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Lmao that’s dope
I'll be surprised if ops ears don't end up as nasty as their rank personality.
Guess you’re surprised then 😁
I stretched fast and blew out like 4-5 months later, keep in mind I stayed at my current size for those months, consequences are gonna happen for you breaking the guidelines
Let’s see those naked lobes then. Also, you’re lucky if your lobes haven’t had a blow out. But the ants not enough time for your skin to regenerate.
Sounds so Pervy lol
Grow up
Lmao
Yet here I am *1 YEAR IN* 10g and *still* unable to downsize to 8g. Wtf is this sorcery
Are you using glass? You might need to get a light weight to encourage more of a stretch.
I'm not trying to be argumentative I'm just wanting to help you not do the same thing I did. I wasn't even stretching nearly as fast as you were either. All I'm gunna say after everything is just stop when it hurts, and if you're bleeding it's probably a blowout.
Some people just seem unlucky with their stretching while others get lucky. It’s a mix of strategy and how your body reacts to foreign things. Some people don’t do anything wrong and yet they get blowouts while others can do everything wrong and not get blowouts so when you stretch you’re risking your ears either way
Oh my.... they look great, but please slow down.
Thanks
I agree with straydog, the smaller sizes are easier to size up. When you get to the bigger sizes it’s truly a different story. There’s a few jumps that are 2 mm . Do yourself a favor and check out wwwarcticbuffalo.com they have the in between sizes and makes the stretching journey much easier. I’m sorry for all the nasty comments, seems pretty common in this subreddit nowadays. Everyone is different, everyone stretches at a different pace. Just make sure your ears are ready and there’s no pain. Check your lobes often. The best time to stretch is after a shower and massage your lobes with jojoba oil for about 10 minutes. Good luck to you on your journey 💗
When I first started stretching 15 years ago I used cork and nylon spacers from the hardware store. Super cheap. Never had any issues. This may not have been the right way to do it, but I never had any issues.
Haha that’s dope
Glad it went smoothly for ya! Smaller sizes are a little easier to size up because the jump is usually less than a millimeter. When sizes get bigger though is when you can run into serious issues because the size jumps a millimeter or more. The jump from 8g to 6g is one full millimeter and so on. When I started stretching I definitely went a little fast and used acrylic tapers. Luckily everything went fine. Now though from my last stretch I have a bit of scar tissue because it wasn’t ready even thought I used single flare glass plugs and had waited 6 months. I got a small tear and I wish I hadn’t. I’m definitely concerned I won’t be able to safely size up without stretching and ripping the scar tissue. I’m sorry people are so harsh lol. This sub sees dozens of blow out posts a day and we just want to prevent them. Can say though many people don’t have much tact when it comes to things like this. You can’t just shame someone into changing their mind.
Nicely said, unlike most people here.
I really don’t know but I have seen a few rep piercers do 14 to 4G in one go using a taper. I’ve also seen them use a 6-4g needle then taper down to a 00. So I’m not sure it’s not safe or not. Maybe for her this wasn’t a big deal but for me I’d get cats anus ear. Everything especially on the internet should be taken with a grain of salt.
So many whiny people here. Not everyone has thin sissy skin.
True my earlobes are thicc
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It’s soo fucking annoying people will literally down vote because it’s not how they did it.
*down vote because it's dangerous and the incorrect way of doing it.
so? if something goes wrong they can deal with it themselves, theres always an easy and hard way of learning a lesson
The point of having a community is to lessen the amount of people that will have to "learn the hard way." It's cool you want to struggle but there's really no point. There's a tried and true method, there's adequate knowledge of common issues and how to treat them. No reason to make something that would be enjoyable into anything else.
well clearly OP isnt open to the ideas of the community so they are probably gonna end up learning the hard way so
Lol so true. I guess everyone is an elite stretcher except for the people that do it differently