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Total Mods: 5 Joined: February/14/2007 Posts: 32 |
   Posted: March/27/2007 at 8:08pm |
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I happen to know that when I was 8 years old, I wanted a tongue piercing more than anything in the whole world. I didn't even have my ears pierced, but I wanted a tongue piercing. Of course my parents said, "no", I mean was I even old enough to take care of it? Finally, at the age of 14 when I pierced my own ears with safety pins (yeah yeah, not sterile, blah blah blah), my parents pretty much accepted my fate. And on my 16th birthday my father took me to get my nose pierced. (and then I followed with many other body modifications...).
Now that's just my story, and honestly, if I had gotten a tongue piercing at the age of 8, my life wouldn't likely be any different then it is right now. But I'm kind of glad that my parents made me wait.
On a side note, that principal can kiss my ass. Really, I'm sick of people who are so judgemental, and then they can never come right out and say, "No I didn't hire you, because you have facial piercings." They have to give some bogus reason like "I don't think you have enough cash experience" even when you've worked as a cashier for 3 freakin' years.
Anyway, if I could have chalumpas (and I mean children), I'd probably make them wait until 14-16 before they could get piercings. But even looking at my own personal "morals", I have no discouraging words for that mother, or her kid. Hell, he'll probably be the only 7th grader sporting a real mohawk (not one of those scabbie cunt faux hawks).
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Posted: March/27/2007 at 9:46pm |
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oh yeah and that principal can kiss my ass too what is done is done with parents consent is what is needed not some stuck up principal
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Posted: March/27/2007 at 11:12pm |
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new zealand has no regulations on tattoo's or piercing's.you can see 10-11 year olds with full facial tattoo's.it is their culture and heritage.and if it where our culture we would not have any problems with it.but it is not.
some countries consider tattoo' and piercing a general consumer product and have no laws or regulations on any of it. Edited by piercer adam - March/27/2007 at 11:16pm |
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Posted: March/28/2007 at 9:54am |
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Well, Rouslan, how is that relevant to what I said? I said IN MY OPINION, that I thought it was never right to pierce a child. That's for me, personally.
I don't neccessarily think it is a negative thing stopping your kids from having choice....to a certain extent of course. For example, I won't want my kids to take smack either, is that stopping them from making their own decisions? Yes. Sometimes making decisions for minors can be a positive thing, hence why there are laws to protect them (tattooing/piercing/alcohol/smoking/etc).
This is precisely WHY my children would possibly listen to me, because I have experienced it first hand. I had piercings and tattoos well under the age of 16, and do I regret it? Of course. My body grew, and my tattoos grew with me. I have a scarred face where I had facial piercings at 12, and I wish if only my mother had stopped me.
I can see where you are coming from with some of your points, but at the end of the day, my stance is, I wouldn't want MY child to make some of the stupid mistakes I made.
As for other people's children, that's their choice, I don't have to agree with it and neither does anybody else. At the same time, we are not in a position to say what is right or wrong for someone else's child Edited by you-fail-me - March/28/2007 at 9:57am |
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Posted: March/28/2007 at 10:03pm |
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well,i got my nose pierced when i was 9 rofl and my grade school teacher called home about it! but i mean 8 is a little too young for a lip and eyebrow piercing!
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Posted: March/30/2007 at 9:22pm |
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you know - I know some kids, even some younger than eight, who are perfectly capable of making rational informed decisions - and parents who respect thier childrens' desires as valid despite the "trendyness" of those desires. I don't know if this ten year old is one of them or not, but I think its pretty immature for anyone to pass judgement against him or the parent - including the school principal. He is probably going to learn some increadibly valueable lessons from all the persecution.
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Posted: March/31/2007 at 10:30am |
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My niece is 8 in August... and I highly doubt she would be able to be responsible for any piercing. It depends on the kid.
My other nice is almost 7 and I reckon she could probably handle it (though her mother wouldn't allow it, and she says she doesn't want piercings anway) It depends how the child is brought up. J (nearly 7) Was brought up around mainly adults, and is very grown up for her age, whereas K (almost 8) was brought up around children, and is about the right personality/mind set for her age. So, it all depends, there are many factors on letting your child mod or not mod... I don't personally give a flying... pig. If I thought my child was responsible at 8, I'd probably weigh up the pros and cons. And stuff like that. Aw, hell, I unno, I don't have kids... =/ |
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Posted: March/31/2007 at 12:52pm |
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Since it is obvious the parent thought the kid could take care of it, and the fact that the kid saved up for it (showing he really wanted it), then I think it's okay. The kid had already had it 2 years, which means it didn't get grossly infected, migrate or anything else. I understand that the principal had concerns, but ear piercings are no different, they can be pulled out too. All piercings come with dangers, and as long as the child and parent understand the risks, I think it's okay.
And in response to the people who hate seeing small children with pierced ears: When the child gets old enough to communicate, if the child doesn't like the earrings, surely they would let the parents know. If it really bothers the child, then I think any decent parent would take them out. It's just for aesthetics, just like pretty much everything else for babies. No biggie |
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Posted: March/31/2007 at 7:11pm |
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it's not a matter of Immatureness its a matter of where do we draw the line for tongue rings,lip rings,eyebrow rings, tattoos for a child.18,15,10,5 Six months old.Look at my baby its so cute i just got her belly button pierced last week its so cut haha or look at my 5 year old he really wanted this tattoo of the teletubbies he saved his allowance for a whole year to get it lol................ Yes some 8 year olds are very mature blah blah blah thats not really the point.there are reasons kids should not get tattoos,piercings, drivers license etc. etc. they are too young to understand the long term ramifications of the choices they make. personally I think parents need to let kids be kids not little adults. |
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Posted: March/31/2007 at 7:12pm |
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and what parent wants there kid to get persecuted.....answer a bad parent
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