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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our policy is no piercings or tattoos until 21.  Not even ears. [/quote]

+1. Same.  Takes the discussion and begging off the able.  When they are of legal age and sound mind, they can make holes in themselves. [/quote]

How do you enforce that? You can’t stop an 18 year old from getting a piercing or tattoo. [/quote]

You threaten to stop paying their college tuition.

Honestly, it’s all about family rules and expectations.  [/quote]

This is what I started the other thread about.  I'm with you on having rules and expectations.  But sometimes kids break those rules and fail to meet those expectations.  Your kid comes home for winter break with a nose stud.  Do you really stop paying tuition?[/quote]

You make it clear from the beginning so they don’t even think it’s an option to come home with one. [/quote]

Sincerely, I hope this works for you.  And that you’re consistency also results in an adult who makes good decisions for themselves.  I mean it.
I also hope you understand that it doesn’t always work and that you have compassion and not judgment for parents dealing with that.[/quote]

I cannot even imagine the pathology behind exerting that level of control over my adult child's BODILY decisions because I pay tuition. And in the name of "family expectations." Some people just cannot let go of their power trips, I guess. When my kid is 18 or 20 (he is 17 now), I expect to be living my own life and sowing my own early 50s oats, not policing and over parenting a freaking adult. [/quote]

I agree refusing to pay tuition over a pierced nose is extreme. But if a child is getting a free college education courtesy of the bank of mom and dad, the child owes some respect and obligation to the said parents. [/quote]

Yes the obligation is to study hard and get good grades and be a decent enough human so hopefully, they forge some connections so they have an easier time getting a job after school and can quickly move out of the house.[/quote]

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