How Do I Let My Parents Agree On Getting Me A Spider Bite Piercing

How can I convince my parents to let me get a piercing?

As a father of a 20yo I emotionally don't feel like I'm on your 'side'. My daughter wanted all of these + tattoos. I feel like that is such a waste of her body that I have difficulties having a rational conversation about it, since being a parent is (for many years at least) keeping your kid from doing things that will limit her future. Since I definitely would not hire people with visible tattoos and piercings, I want to protect her for the same risks. From people like me, no matter how weird that sounds (and feels).Having said all that, I see that my generation will set the norms for a few more years, and will fade away fast. My daughter grows up dependent on those norms for quite some more years, but not forever. Tattoos and piercings are part of that newer generation, like Elvis was the thing of my parents.Your parents are afraid of you getting damaged or limited and even though rational arguments might go over the table, not a single rational counter argument will convince them because it's only about the underlying fear. You will never convince them (really) with words. As a Persuasion expert, I think the only way is to address those underlying fears. Show them you are aware of their fears and that you acknowledge them. Show you know how these things work and that you are aware of what society might think and do. Build trust that you know what is going on out there. At that moment their fears are addressed. But also bring in that many of these fears are not experienced the same throughout generations. That it might even work differently, depending on the context.And finally, if this fails, launch the plan of getting a tattoo.. And then settle for a piercing. Piercings are 'better than' tattoos because they are less permanent, your parents will understand. My daughter got a tattoo when she was 18. I still don't like it, but I have accepted that it's part of her. And I love everything that is part of her and her choices.

Why don’t my parents let me get a piercing?

Piercings and tattoos are permanent things. Once done, you can't change your mind about them without having to spend a lot of money and go through a lot of pain to get rid of them.Over 20 years ago, a friend of mine had a damaged earlobe from a piercing. Her earring had been pulled out the hard way — down through the lobe. Because the piercing was an elective procedure, the damage was not covered by insurance, and she was told that she would have to pay $1500 out-of-pocket to have it properly repaired. She did not have that kind of money to spare, so she never got it fixed.Piercings can also have complications. We had a 19-year-old girl who developed a severe infection in a nipple piercing. She had to have a mastectomy — they had to surgically remove her breast! And there was a young man in his teens who developed hypertrophic keloid scarring after ear piercings — the scarring grew to the point that his ears became malformed, and it was not covered by insurance.My guess is that your parents don't want to see you experience these sorts of consequences after a piercing.

I'm 16 and I want another piercing but my parents won't let me without a good reason help?

How many piercings do you currently have and where? Have you asked your parents what they would consider "a good reason?" Which piercing(s) are you considering?If you want something that looks cool/aggressive/rebellious but your parents aren't into the idea of you scarring yourself and possibly regretting it later on, consider talking to them about a septum. There's loads of jewelry available for basically any kind of look, so you can switch from big *ss BCR's to dainty little rings with glittery stones in them as you please; you can even make a deal with your parents to put a retainer in when attending family events or similar to help your cause. Same goes for a potential employer. If any scarring does occur it'll be invisible inside your nostrils. It's painful, but all the best things in life are :) Best of luck!

How do I convince my parents to let me get my cartilage pierced?

There is a question very similar in concept to this one that I answered a few days ago. I feel that it would pertain to this situation as well.Kendra Vogel's answer to My daughter wants a triple earlobe piercing, but I think that's trashy. How do I convince her?I'm not sure if the questions should be merged because it is a different question. Look through the other answers on the linked question; some of them bring up good points about why “trashy” isn't a valid argument to not get piercings.I would suggest pointing out how cartilage piercings are very low risk piercings; they may require extra care but don't need surgery to remove and typically don't cause extensive scarring (like many other piercings out there). Also, you can remove it if you need/want to. There will be a little dot left over from healing, but oftentimes you don't even notice it after it closes up. But remember that after a piercing heals there's scar tissue left in the place. Repiercing it hurts and can take longer to heal than the original one.If you come to a last resort, promise it's the last one you're going to beg them for. I did this for my 3rd lobe piercing on my left ear (I had 3 lobe and 1 cartilage on my right ear and 2 lobe on my left. I wanted to even it out). She made me promise that I was done with my ears being pierced, which I am. She probably thought it looked trashy but didn't say that to me. Getting a harmless piercing wasn't a huge deal, so she decided to compromise and therefore get me off her back about it.You could also make a list of “rules” like I mentioned. That way they know that you will do your best to take good care of it. And get a stud piercing, not a hoop. Plain, silver stud piercings are much “classier” looking to most people, including your parents. Make them see the good, and explain how the bad could be good for them (i.e. If it gets seriously infected you will take it out).Good luck!