None, I guess. She wanted her ears pierced at 13 and never asked or wanted another piercing. She’s 21 now and can do what she wants. DS, 16, has never asked and seems to have no interest.

At under 18 in Maryland a parent needs to give permission. I am fine with piercings as long as the teen pays, they are done one at a time and then taken care of and the piercing is not dangerous (tongue or other area that can damage teeth.) So far my 16 year old has her septum pierced but no other piercings. I do not like them but see this more like hair coloring. It is something I am not willing to fight about.

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Anonymous wrote:Regular ear piercings but anything else has to wait until they're 18 and pay for it themselves. We've gone over extensively the piercings that can be more problematic like tongue piercings.

Not trying to call out this poster specifically, but I see a lot of references like the bolded. And I find it interesting. It seems that much of the concern is based on doing something that society does not view as "regular." Of course, there are issues with certain piercings that can lead to permanent damage, but most do not- nose, cartilage, navel, etc. The only difference is what is "regular" or "normal." I side on letting my kid (15yo) get whatever she wants that she can pay for, so long as it isn't permanent. I don't set up conflicts on things that are personal expression. I have LOTS of battles to fight elsewhere!

A tongue ring will seriously eff up your teeth though

PP here, I meant to make that distinction. Tongue falls under "Certain piercings with issues" and I do think of them differently. Luckily my kid never asked and I haven't had to face that. I myself had a tongue ring for about two years in my early 20's. No damage, but maybe I just got lucky or didn't have it for long enough....

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Anonymous wrote:Regular ear piercings but anything else has to wait until they're 18 and pay for it themselves. We've gone over extensively the piercings that can be more problematic like tongue piercings.

Not trying to call out this poster specifically, but I see a lot of references like the bolded. And I find it interesting. It seems that much of the concern is based on doing something that society does not view as "regular." Of course, there are issues with certain piercings that can lead to permanent damage, but most do not- nose, cartilage, navel, etc. The only difference is what is "regular" or "normal." I side on letting my kid (15yo) get whatever she wants that she can pay for, so long as it isn't permanent. I don't set up conflicts on things that are personal expression. I have LOTS of battles to fight elsewhere!

A tongue ring will seriously eff up your teeth though

Anonymous wrote:Regular ear piercings but anything else has to wait until they're 18 and pay for it themselves. We've gone over extensively the piercings that can be more problematic like tongue piercings.

Not trying to call out this poster specifically, but I see a lot of references like the bolded. And I find it interesting. It seems that much of the concern is based on doing something that society does not view as "regular." Of course, there are issues with certain piercings that can lead to permanent damage, but most do not- nose, cartilage, navel, etc. The only difference is what is "regular" or "normal." I side on letting my kid (15yo) get whatever she wants that she can pay for, so long as it isn't permanent. I don't set up conflicts on things that are personal expression. I have LOTS of battles to fight elsewhere!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids would have a heart attack if they knew about my piercing that they can't see.

My policy is make a case, I will listen, we can discuss pros and cons, then go from there.

Go on...

I have a hood piercing

Is that something you get on your car?

Do you really not know the female anatomy?

Do you really not know sarcasm? -NP

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Anonymous wrote:My kids would have a heart attack if they knew about my piercing that they can't see.

My policy is make a case, I will listen, we can discuss pros and cons, then go from there.

Go on...

I have a hood piercing

Is that something you get on your car?

Do you really not know the female anatomy?

Lol this reminds me that I think I went a bit too overboard with my distaste for piercings other than the normal ones on the earlobe. The first time we went to visit my DD in college she sat me down and told me she had to tell me something. She was so serious I thought she was going to say she was dropping out or got pregnant or something terrible and it turns out she got another piercing towards the middle of her ear. Not helpful but a bit of a funny memory.

Anonymous wrote:My 14 (soon to be 15) yo has three earrings in each ear - has for years. This summer I let her her her nose pierced with a small stud. Looks great. She’s working toward getting the bar in her upper ear, but will hold off on that for a little while.
Piercings aren’t permanent, so they’re NBD to me. Tattoos would be another story. She’ll have to wait until she’s 18 if she wants one of those.

My DD is 14, with 3 piercings each ear also. She is looking to get a cartilage piercing (top of ear) and I'd be fine with that. Also, would be fine with small stud in nose. Anything else would need to be discussed more.

Anonymous wrote:I'm particularly interested in hearing about facial piercings besides earlobes (nose, ear cartilage, eyebrow, lip) and navel piercings.

My teen says that it's her body and that the scar would be minimal if she ever changed her mind. I have said no so far, but I have to agree that she has a point.

Have you let your teen get body piercings and, if so, any lessons learned? Or, if you have said no, what was your rationale?

Nothing but earrings on my dime and no to anything but ears as long as your in my house. It's trashy and I look down on it. I am very honest about that.

The only one I would absolutely say no to, are tongue piercings. One of my dentist friends tells me that they're terrible for teeth, and has other possible complications.

Anonymous wrote:I'm particularly interested in hearing about facial piercings besides earlobes (nose, ear cartilage, eyebrow, lip) and navel piercings.

My teen says that it's her body and that the scar would be minimal if she ever changed her mind. I have said no so far, but I have to agree that she has a point.

Have you let your teen get body piercings and, if so, any lessons learned? Or, if you have said no, what was your rationale?

I let my 17 yo get her upper ear cartilage pierced. It hurt, took forever to heal, but looks super cute. I don’t think she will do another one after that, but she has expressed interest in getting her nose pierced. She has two piercings in one ear (lobe) and one in the other. Don’t have a “policy”- have a relationship! Talk about it with her!!!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids would have a heart attack if they knew about my piercing that they can't see.

My policy is make a case, I will listen, we can discuss pros and cons, then go from there.

Go on...

I have a hood piercing

Is that something you get on your car?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids would have a heart attack if they knew about my piercing that they can't see.

My policy is make a case, I will listen, we can discuss pros and cons, then go from there.

Go on...

I have a hood piercing

Anonymous wrote:My kids would have a heart attack if they knew about my piercing that they can't see.

My policy is make a case, I will listen, we can discuss pros and cons, then go from there.

Go on...