Your thoughts on Teenagers getting body peircings?

[Missin#7]

Just curious your thoughts on allowing teenagers getting their belly button peirced. Before I tell you if I am allowing my teen daughter to get hers done, I am curious your thoughts.

I will tell you her arguement was "All of her friends have it done" (Which the majority of them do)
And that she won't always be 110 lbs & have a flat stomach.

[BroncoBJ4MVP!!!]

I don't got a problem with teen girls who do that stuff.
Sometimes its hott and other times its not.
But if all her friends do it then she has to do it.

No questions asked.

[ebsoria]

Eh, I'm mixed. Mind you I have a 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter... but if it were my kid I'd have to access the maturity level of my child. So I feel that it varries form kid to kid. But if she is 12-ish there is no way I'd let her. If she is an "old" 14 then yeah... I'd have not such an issue with it. But the fact that she says she'll not be 110lbs and have a flat stomach forever tells me that maybe, just maybe she's not mature enough for one. Just my .02 though....

[Missin#7]

Eh, I'm mixed. Mind you I have a 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter... but if it were my kid I'd have to access the maturity level of my child. So I feel that it varries form kid to kid. But if she is 12-ish there is no way I'd let her. If she is an "old" 14 then yeah... I'd have not such an issue with it. But the fact that she says she'll not be 110lbs and have a flat stomach forever tells me that maybe, just maybe she's not mature enough for one. Just my .02 though....

She is almost 15. And has always been a good kid, never once not made honor roll. & Does so much for me. She makes it possible that I can work nights because she is a big help with her brother & sister with home work, & getting them to bed when my hubby is working late too.

I kind of feel like if this is the worst she asks for, I'll be ok.

[LordTrychon]

She is almost 15. And has always been a good kid, never once not made honor roll. & Does so much for me. She makes it possible that I can work nights because she is a big help with her brother & sister with home work, & getting them to bed when my hubby is working late too.

I kind of feel like if this is the worst she asks for, I'll be ok.

Yeah... I think you're probably right... when she asks for the lip and eyebrow piercing though....

[Kapaibro]

I think if she has proven herself to be a really good kid in the past, and it sounds like she really has her head screwed on, then I say okay.

The good news is, they aren't permanent like a tattoo.

I know for myself, working hard to help my mum around the house as she was a single parent scored me a top quality show pony when I was 13. I put in the work needed for the reward, and got it.

[ebsoria]

She is almost 15. And has always been a good kid, never once not made honor roll. & Does so much for me. She makes it possible that I can work nights because she is a big help with her brother & sister with home work, & getting them to bed when my hubby is working late too.

I kind of feel like if this is the worst she asks for, I'll be ok.

Under those circumstnaces I'd say she has proven her maturity in helping out. If anything.. she deserves it. Hell... if it were my lil girl and she asked if she could I'd take her(prob not, let her step-mom) and even pay for it. Sounds like yo've got a good daughter on your hands. That's a testament to you and your hubby as the parents and also anyone(grandparents, friends, etc) who have helped out. Good luck! CHEERS!

[ebsoria]

I think if she has proven herself to be a really good kid in the past, and it sounds like she really has her head screwed on, then I say okay.

The good news is, they aren't permanent like a tattoo.

I know for myself, working hard to help my mum around the house as she was a single parent scored me a top quality show pony when I was 13. I put in the work needed for the reward, and got it.

Pft!!! That's pretty sweet!

I remember growing up watching my parents give my three older sisters a car at 15 1/2 for driving... then when I turned 15 I asked about it and my dad said- "You get a job and start saving and you can have a car." Well, I had been delivering newspaper for 4 years at that point and had $3500 saved, I got a job as a bus boy and bought myself my first car. At the time I was pretty pissed. Thought it was unfair but never said anything.... to this day, 15 years later, I've watched each of my sisters need my parents to bail em out time after time and I have not asked for anything. That was what I got! A life lesson that in hindsight is priceless and I'd not change it for all the world.

[BroncoManiac_69]

Fortunately we only had to deal with the ears and it was never even discussed. Just went and did it. They have already pierced Tanya's ears at age 5.

But if they were to ask about it (belly button), more like tell us about it, then I would've wanted it done properly instead of having one of her friends do it while drunk and giggling in their bedroom. After all, they are going to do it whether we approve or not. They are teenagers and that's their job.

And Thank GOD, we didn't have to worry about things like that with the boy.

[Atwnbroncfan]

well i prob wouldnt let my daughter do that when i have a daughter, although im brainwashed and whipped by my girlfriend.

She wont even let me get a bronco tattoo..............or any tattoo for that matter.

But she made up for it and went out and bought me a Marshall and DJ jersey.

[Bronco_Hyde]

I guess I'm the odd man out here . . . . I don't think it's appropriate for girls to be showing off their belly in public under any circumstances, so that kind of eliminates the need for a piercing.:nono:

I haven't written off modesty as much as the rest of the world I guess.

[SBboundBRONCOS]

even though im only 20 and have no children (thank god) i dont think i would have a problem with it, and i would definitely believe that all her friends are doing it, in fact probably most of the school is doing it (less the guys i hope )

but its not a rebellious thing nowadays for girls to get there belly button pierced, if it were an eyebrow or a lip or tongue than you have good reason to worry, and like others have said its not permanent so if she ever changes her mind its not a huge deal.

plus she sounds like a good kid to have and she seems like she deserves it, i think the best thing my parents ever did for me was to trust me to almost no end, i had to earn it but once i did i could stay out as late as i wanted and do pretty much anything without it being a big deal, never once did i drink in high school, or the first 2 years of college, never did i get in any sort of trouble, i dont know if it was just me or what but i think im an alright kid and credit my parents for that

[Peerless]

I really don't care about them..

It's a HUGE turnoff when girls have piercings all over their damn lips and eyebrows...

But some rings in the ears, or the nose/bellybutton... I could care less about.

[KatieElway7]

I say let her do it, especially since she's a good kid

Are you going to tell us what you decided?

[Ravage!!!]

I think a naval ring is pretty clean. Its not her face, can be covered up when appropriate, and doesn't cause any major HOLES that won't heal up (like when they get the HUGE gauged rings in their earlobes).

I make a living by removing mistakes from people. I have a Laser Tattoo Removal Clinic.... and have seen some INCREDIBLE mistakes by people. This isn't one that she will look back in life and say "wow, I really should not have done that." Its safe, reasonably clean, and doesn't suggest anything negative.

You seem to be doing a great job with her. She obviously has a good responsible head on her shoulders, brought on by a good family. I think you are ok with this one, imo.