Sibling Sacrifices

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As the eldest of three girls in our family, I always wish the best for my younger sisters. I've always been a firm believer that a professional piercing technician is the only person who should ever make holes in your body for cosmetic reasons, so when my sister decided she wanted her ears pierced at 14, I offered to pay for my piercer to do them for her. Mate's rates meant it was a well priced present. We went in, she sat down, he went through the process, we signed the forms and he drew the dots. Then the needle came out and she broke down and started crying, she couldn't go through with it. I decided to see if it would make her feel better if she saw that I could do it without flinching with a smile on my face, so I sat there - had both my lobes pierced for the second time (I couldn't do just one, it had to be two... OCD, particularly with symmetry on my body!) and did it with a grin on my face. Nope, still wouldn't go through with it. She had it done a year and a half later in a jewellers... Tell me, what sacrifices have you ever made for your siblings? Any funny or cringe-worthy stories?