Parents forced me to remove my piercing.
Hi all. So I come from an African family and today is my graduation for dual enrollment as I graduate from college and high school simultaneously. I promised myself since I was 18 that I was going to get an ear piercing(stud) to complete my look since I had cut my hair and wanted to round up my features. My graduation is today and yesterday I went to the shop to get it pierced before I picked up my cousins from the airport. I thought it looked nice and all, and my friend and I bryan got ours pierced together. As soon as I got back home they noticed and isolated me in the room and told me to remove it and I tried to explain to them how it’s a new trend for young guys and how it’s stylish and would look good for my graduation. They didn’t want me to “embarrass the family” and emasculated me and said I was gonna be a disappointment and all that other stuff. It stings because I really liked it. Now I’m stuck because I just got it ripped, I’m assuming it’s going to close but I just want to make sure my ear is safe. What do I do? Should I try for it back in August before college? I’m just lost.
TLDR: African parents made me forcibly remove earrings the day of, and now I’m scared for infection.