Body modification and skids
Do your skids have/want body mods? How do you feel about it? Do you have any, and how old were you? Do you regret any of them?
DH and I have tattoos and piercings. DH has 8 tattoos (one a coverup of an older tat) that he started getting when he was 19. He got his first tat of Taz (Looney Tunes) covered by a custom Roman shield because it was old and faded and didn't suit his personality anymore. DH has his nipples pierced, but he was 35 when he got them done.
I have two tattoos just inside my hipbones. They're small - a sun and a triple moon - and I was 32 when I got them. I want another, but I don't know where I'd put it since my personal preference for placement is that it wouldn't show in a fancy formal gown. I have had my navel pierced twice, once when I was 20, and again at 33. I want to pierce my nipples, but DH doesn't like that idea. We'll see, once he's out of town for most of the year and I can heal up while he's gone (that was his main objection - "but I can't touch!")
SD doesn't seem to want piercings or tattoos. BM doesn't have any.
I don't really have any objections to tats or piercings, but I would rather SD get pierced than tattooed. Piercings may scar when removed, but unless it's a huge gauge, it'll be a relatively small scar. A tattoo costs a lot of money to remove, and people change a LOT as DH shows. I do think a minor would NOT be getting any mods on my watch. Once they're 18, it's their body, but until that point.... Although I would sponsor a henna tattoo or two before that as a harmless alternative.
body modification for minors
my F and I were both at one time tattoo artists (he owned a shop for a while), and he still rocks facial piercings, and we are both heavily tattooed people. SD (14) wants to get tattoos, and has her ears pierced, regular gauge. We have told her that she must wait until at least 16, and go with us if she decides to do it. She's been raised to take body art very seriously, and knows both good and bad work when she sees it. I have spent thousands on my body art, and it shows, my work is gorgeous, and SD recognizes the positive feedback I get about it, and takes it just as seriously.
For the most part, I'm with you though, and I usually advise parents who's children I don't know in a similar manner. If your teen wants both piercings and tattoos, has their grades and life in order otherwise, say 18 for the tattoo, encourage them to do a lot of research, and allow a piercing or two for now. The scarring from a piercing is minimal, but a tattoo is expensive and painful to remove.
As far as nipples, genitals, etc, I know of no reputable shop that will do these mods on an underage kid even with parental permission, nor would I condone a parent allowing that....
from my SD, the reason we're going through it all....:
o, btw, my dad and *northernsiren* are the best family a girl(and boy) could ever hope for. Thank you for helpping me through these hard times.
thank you northern....
after I stopped laughing last night, that thought crossed my mind, SS just turned 15 yesterday, and even though he looks like an adult, I thought he would not even be able to do his nipple piercings "cause he is under age, even with BM taking him....also I think he would "cop out", as he is not really big on pain."~waiting on the world to change~"
Oh it's totally possible to
Oh it's totally possible to find some skeevy dirty place that will do it. SS has NO clue what he's in for though, male nipple piercing is very painful, a lot of nerves packed into one tiny region. If he gets through one, I bet he won't get through the second. And lets hope he's a fastidiously clean and meticulous young male (if such a thing exists) b/c an infected nipple piercing is GROSS!
Oh and the person who posted about it getting ripped out is right, if he does any contact sports, including rough housing with his buddies, lets hope he thinks to take the jewelry out first...
oh the lessons learned the hard way...
from my SD, the reason we're going through it all....:
o, btw, my dad and *northernsiren* are the best family a girl(and boy) could ever hope for. Thank you for helpping me through these hard times.
Tats-and other permanent body markings
"To Thine Own Self Be True" William Shakesphere
Should never be done on anyone that's under age. I'm sure SD17's mother signed for the nose piercing when she was 16...but honestly the carving of the words F*** love on her arm that she did herself bothered me the most. But she's not my problem anymore.
I have piercings-but the only ones currently in use are for earrings
Wouldn't mind one more piercing-H used to ask me to get it done (nipple) when we were dating, but my fear of pain prevented me from doing it. And I wouldn't mind one more tat-but now that it's called a "tramp stamp" think I'll forego that one, too.
And I worry about how the piercings, tats, will start to sag as I get old
Ass some one who hears those
Ass some one who hears those objections a lot, I thought I'd share my humorous rebuttal:
Honey it's ALL gonna sag one way or the other, only difference is ya don't see the varicose veins and cottage cheese under tattoos!
My favorite name for the tramp stamp is "ass hat"
LOL...
from my SD, the reason we're going through it all....:
o, btw, my dad and *northernsiren* are the best family a girl(and boy) could ever hope for. Thank you for helpping me through these hard times.
LOL Nice!!!! from my SD, the
LOL Nice!!!!
from my SD, the reason we're going through it all....:
o, btw, my dad and *northernsiren* are the best family a girl(and boy) could ever hope for. Thank you for helpping me through these hard times.