How can I ask my parents for a belly button piercing?
I have been really wanting a belly button piercing lately. I won't be asking for it in the immediate future, but I'm going to ask to get a BB piercing in early July. (since that is when the season for dance ends) I'm asking for this piercing to be a graduation gift from 8th grade. (otherwise I would just get $100+) I have some ideas on how to ask my parents but I would like your suggestions. I have found 5 different sites that I plan on showing my parents to persuade them. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article... (an article that persuades parents that BB piercings are OK) http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/teens... (a mom asking about whether she should let her daughter, who's about my age, get a BB or lip piercing) http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/teens... (a girl my age with diabetes telling about her experience with getting her BB pierced. I have Crohn's so it would show my parents that people with disease can get pierced) http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/teens-580/teens-older-children-581/teens-home-family-61/230314-belly-button-piercings.html#post2632834 (another mom asking whether she should let her teen get a BB piercing. daughter's about my age again, and it gives pros and cons to getting one so my mom knows that I've heard about both good and bad) Then I think I will also find another site that talks about after care and lifetime effects of getting a BB piercing. Do you think that these websites will help my mom understand? I would ask her and talk to her about why I want it, and then I would show her these websites. If my mom says yes then I will ask my dad. (because he will want to know what my mom said) Since I want to get the piercing in the beginning of July when do you think I should ask my mom? I have to ask her before the first week of June so she doesn't get me anything else for my graduation, but I don't want to ask her so soon that she either forgets or decides that she doesn't want me to get one. Thanks for all your help!! P.S. ***Please*** no bashing! I'm not going to go flaunting my piercing, so I'm not going to be slutty because I get one. The reason why I want to get one is personal. Thank you.
How to ask my parents for a belly button piercing...?
I would suggest you do some research on belly button piercing first. Gather information on the pros and cons of the procedure and the post-care. Then determine how you can overcome the cons of the procedure. I would then make an "appointment" with both your parents at the same time. Please ask them to let you talk first before they say anything. Make it clear that you're a bit nervous about talking to them, but that you're trying to show some maturity in your decisions. It's a part of growing up. Then present your pros and cons. Provide them with the information you've researched. I STRONGLY suggest you let your parents know you're trying to make informed decisions and that is why you're providing them with information you've researched. Do you get an allowance? If so, can you afford to pay for the piercing yourself? If so, can you also pay for the post-care of the piercing? Let them know how you'd like to have it done and how you'll take care of it afterwards. IMO...the body piercing is easier to let the hole grow back if you don't want to emphasize you have one when you get older than if you get a tattoo. You also might want to suggest that your parents go with you when you have the procedure done. One would hope the place you have it done also be a clean one and not have any negative reports on them at the State Board of Health.
How do you tell your parents you got a piercing?
"Mom, Dad I hope you are not to disappointed I did not ask your opinion about this but I got this (a piercing)". My kids tell me straight out what they have done. I hate it when they beat around the bush. Nothing surprises the Mr. and I anymore lol! The oldest teen (who is away right now) would come in with all sorts of piercings and colored hair and black nails and eyes. The only thing I was concerned about with his many piercing was taking the proper care of them which I showed him how. The way we see it is, it is there body. They can express themselves how ever they choose too, that does not involve hurting anyone else or killing anyone. Good luck!
Shall I ask my parents before I get a piercing?
So is it the piercing you want, or the feeling of rebelliousness? Cause I'm thinking if they were okay with bilateral double piercings, they probably aren't going to put up a huge fuss over cartilage. I think you should ask how they feel about it. If they're inexplicably against it, holds off until your birthday. Once you're 18, you're an adult and responsible for your own decisions.Or, if they're against it, maybe hear them out. They might have a good reason why.My usual response to a question like this is to suggest that even if you're a legal adult, if you aren't functioning as an adult, i.e., paying rent, buying your own food, paying all bills relative to your upkeep, then whatever your parents or other caretakers say should rule the day. I'm making an exception for you because you seem like a pretty good kid even if you do have this momentary desire to rebel.If you get the piercing, post a pic. I'll bet it will look pretty amazing.
How do you get your parents to say yes to a piercing?
i gave them the facts about the piercing told them how fast i heals, i can change it to a retainer for school/work or whatever after 6 weeks, what size i can get, how it fits my personality, you know stuff like that told them id pay for it, and i talked to them calmly and showed i was trying to be really responsible, i did my chores and a couple extra and it worked...got my piercing 3 days ago and im 15
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.
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Many states won't allow anyone under 16 to get any piercings at a professional establishment. Some won't until you are 18. I was a professional body piercer for 6 years before I began tattooing and many teens wanted piercings, some their parents even brought in, and I will tell you now that I would say no to your situation regardless of your parents.Oral piercings, of which I have many, take a toll on your teeth. Your teeth are the only ones you will get for the rest of your life. The jewelry, regardless of how well it fits, will touch your teeth. Just touching your teeth, the jewelry will cause damage. In my experience, a teenager is far more active and anxious than someone in their 20s, so most end up chewing on the jewelry or playing with it. Their friends comment on it and admire it, bringing more attention to it so it'll mean more playing with it. Before college, you would probably have a chip, a receding gum line, or less enamel on whatever tooth is closest to your piercing just from the excessive playing with it in class or around friends. I'm with your parents on this one. I'd sooner turn down making the money than perform the piercing.If you still want it at 18, get it. But if your parents tell you it's okay and you end up with a chipped tooth, at least they won't have to hear you blame them for allowing you to have it later on in life.
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I just got my nose pierced last night while I was with my friends. I have been wanting it for a while because I have always hated my nose and wanted to make it prettier and boost my confidence, and my first thought was to cover it with band-aid for a really long time, and then tell both my parents in a month or so or even as little as a week. But the band-aids won't stick on top of my stud, and my mom is picking me up in a couple of hours. I want to come clean with her right there, but I don't know how to say it without getting my friends or friends' mom in trouble, cause they weren't involved. And I don't want her to be super mad, it doesn't look bad, I kind of think it's harmless since I am 14.. Please don't tell me that I should have not done it, and all that blah blah blah. I need real advice please~
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