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Total Mods: 9 Joined: January/08/2006 Location: United States Posts: 9 |
   Posted: April/24/2007 at 12:53am |
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oh wow this topic had good points on both sides I figured I'll throw in my 2 cents. As for piercings if you put too much restriction on your childern they are going to rebel and do eveything behind your back. If you are a little more leaneant on them they are more willing ot come to you and you both can make an informative decision on the matter if it pertains to piercings. As fo the age thing I don't think any form of facial percing should be done on untill yout 15/16 y.o. Heck the goverment thinks you can handel a motor vehicle that can kill someone at that age I think they are old enough to take care of a facial piercing. Other piercings like the belly button can be covered and ears are the norm. I have an 8 y.o daughter with 14g hoops in her bottom hole and 16 in her second. She's the only 3rd grader with 2 holes let along gagued up and she wants more in her ears and bigger. Am I a bad parent for considering it...I don't think so I'll do it properly and safely and with my supervision. If she wanted anything on her face nope she has to wait till 15/16. If your child wants to go that route (i.e ears) parents, supervise the kids so things dont go sour. Just when it comes to the face it cant be covered up.
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Posted: April/30/2007 at 8:20am |
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I agree with playgrouppoop Banning piercings is lame..
But eight is way to young. Whats cool now might not be later.. Little kids are rough, Don't care much for looking after things... if he cared so much as to have 'saved and saved' then im sure he will still be keen for them in 6 years, which he normally would have had to wait. |
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Posted: May/10/2007 at 2:33pm |
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My husband and I have a son, and we've discussed this sort of thing before.
I figure that if our son wants to get something pierced, this is how we'll try to go about it:
After he tells us that he wants something done (which he probably won't, because who wants to be like their parents?) we'll have him research whatever piercing that he wants. He'll be expected to learn everything about it - how to care for it, how long the healing process is, what the risks are, etc. and write all of it down, sort of like a report. After it's written, and we've all discussed it and made sure that everyone knows everything about this piercing that we can, if he's earned the money to have it done, I figure that we'll let him get it done. I mean, if a child thinks that they want to get pierced up and then see something horrible (like some pictures of infections, etc. that I've come across), they may be like, "Hey! That's sick! I didn't know that could happen. Nasty! Nevermind!" (I think that way, they would also be dissuaded from trying to pierce something by theirselves after the fact.) If they go through everything, though, I think it would probably be fine. I mean, that's a lot of work, and if they go through all of that, I think that there is commitment there.
Sorry if this is rambly and difficult to follow.
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Posted: May/17/2007 at 4:35am |
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Kudos for the boy with the piercings. It takes guts few kids his age have. And kudos for the parent for being so liberal. I wish my parents were cool like that.
Whether or not the piercing would injure the child is none of the school's concern but the parents. The choice is his and his only; and so are the consequences. I just hope the parent and the piercer who performed those piercings were able to convey to this boy the lasting effects of his choice.
A facial piercing is no different than an ear lobe piercing. Any one of them could be ripped out during a fight. That was the only reason why I waited till adulthood to have my ears pierced; 'caused to get into fights a lot at school. But that's a whole other bag of warms regarding racial issues.
I think the principle should re-evaluate how he spends his time and energy. Instead of harassing kids about their appearances, perhaps he should spend some time on educating tolerance and non-violence.
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Posted: May/17/2007 at 4:53am |
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I like Mysstica's idea. **taking down notes for future reference**
If a child wants to get something pierced or tattooed, most likely they are going to get it done one way or another, with or without the parents' approval. So instead of them going behind your back to some shady ass place, why not have them be properly educated and the procedure done at a clean reputable studio.
Heck I'd probably be like "Let daddy pierce that for you" if my kid ever asked. Then I'd show'em my 4ga needle or 00ga dermal punch.......
I also believe it's wrong for parents to have their infant daughter's ears pierced just because it's a girl. What happens if the girl grows older and decides that she doesn't want to have pierced ears? I've seen many attractive adult females with unadulterated ear lobes who do not wish them pierced. The choice should be left to be made by the individual. Same goes for male circumcision.
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