s/o Piercings

AlishaS

Just a spinoff to Mel's post about taking her DD to get her nose pierced.  What do you think of piercings and what will you do if you DC wants a part of their body pierced?

 Me personally, I have my nose pierced (have had it done another time before as well) and have had my eyebrow pierced.  I think that if it is something that my children want to do then I won't mind as long as it's not something horribly rediculous looking!  I cannot very well tell my children that they cannot have it done when their own mom did.  I think that as long as it is not this big huge piercing than it looks good...but when you start stretching your earlobe to the size of an orange, I think your nuts!

Jodi&Joe

I've had my eyebrow pierced.  I have tattoos.  I got them all on my own --- without the help of my parents.  I think I will handle it the same way with my own children.

 

niecy

I agree with you, as long as it's not something off the wall horrible, I'd be ok with it but in their very late teens, not earlier. I know when my brother wanted a tattoo (he was maybe 16,17) my mom flipped and said when he's 18 he can do what he wanted. He had a friend do it and hit it until he was 18.

DandelionMom

I'm hopefully at least 8 years away from this being an issue. ?I'll probably do what my parents did with the "go ahead -- when you're 18" bit. ?

I'm fine if they want to shave their heads or dye their hair?chartreuse?but anything permanent (like tattoos or piercing scars) can wait. ?I had extra ear?piercings?and a nose ring (for about a week!) but not until I was out of my parents' house.?

butterbeansmama

DandelionMom:

I'm fine if they want to shave their heads or dye their hair chartreuse but anything permanent (like tattoos or piercing scars) can wait.  

ditto

~Kat~

I think whenever my DD asked for earrings, I would let her. Maybe 16 for all other piercings (DD or DS)? As long as they don't have 10 earrings in one ear or wanting their nipples done, I don't care. Also, they would have to show responsibility in taking care of a piercing before getting another one. My family was very open about piercings when I was growing up.

r9stedt

I had 13 piercings. I probably won't say anything, as long as the child 18 and does it in safe practice.

mlm1128

I'm willing to bet that by the time most of our kids are teenagers piercings and tattooes will be boring and there will be something new to say no to.

pincushions

well DH and are heavily tattooed (also I have/had a ton of  piercings)

so we wouldn't care as long as they make sure it is a thought out decision. It isn't like we can say "how are you supposed to find a good job with all that_shit in your face or tattoos?". No one has ever had a problem with my tattoos or piercings and.... well DH is a license and practicing psychologist..so he definitely didn't have a problem in the white collared world. 

Angela814

I'm with you.  My mom threatened not to pay for college if I got my belly button pierced.  My sister and I went out and did it together and hid it from her.  Why was it such a big deal?  I'm not quite sure.  I got my tongue pierced later in college.  I figure as long as the piercings can be hidden or are tasteful (small nose stud for instance), then it's not a big deal.  I'm just going to remind my kids that the piercings can scar.  I will have a scar on my tongue for life from my piercing.  That's not such a big deal in my mouth.  I'm glad it's not on my lip or eyebrow though.

ali-1411

My mom took me to get my belly button pierced when I was 16.  I'd do the same for my daughter.

Piercings are no big deal, you can take them out.  Nobody notices the holes from my eyebrow ring until I point it out.

VivaAmore

I have NO issues with any of these things. I wouldn't take her for a tattoo at 12 but most likely from 16 on. It wouldn't even phase me if she went through a goth period or anything that most people would consider drastic. She'd still be beautiful to me. 

DH on the other hand will probably have a hard time the first time she wants to put highlights in her hair! He's sooooooo conservative with that kind of stuff.