Hi every1, I have a 12 yrs old girl who really likes tattoos and piercings. Her ears are pierced and one is pierced on the top, so she has 3. She would like her nose, lip, eyebrow anything that I would agree on. I think she's too young but she gives me those puppy eyes and I melt. I don't know what to do, if anyone can give some feedback it would be muchly appreciated.
she's too young. she's still growing and especially her eyebrow will grow out because her face will change and move. i would suggest that if she must get pierced to keep doing her eyes. but i pray not wiht a gun. i would wait until at least 16, but even then i would check with your piercer regaurding what piercings she wants. and i would also hold off on tattoos until as late as possible. children's minds are much different than older folks. i can say i've have changes in my personallity over the last 6 months and i would have gotten different tattoos now. good luck.
I had my first piercing at 13, being someone who had my lip, labret, eyebrows, nose, tounge and such pierced all while 16 and under I'd suggest she'd wait... it would have been smarter if I had. Like dropkick said, eyebrows at that age grow out very fast. I have a scar from one and I've had that one side done 3 times in that time. The otherside luckly escaped scarring...Being younger sometimes you aren't as mature and don't take as much care of them as you should. Keep that in mind. Your the one who knows your daughter and where shes at maturity wise. I'm not saying I didn't take care of my piercings but I sure as heck didn't think about the care and things I do now when it comes to the aftercare of a piercing or tattoo.
let her know she has 6 years to perfect her tattoo designs but yeah, 12 seems awfully young for all those piercings. I got my nose pierced when I was 16, but it took me like 7months to convince my parents to let me do it (with my own money), and I had to wear a fake nosestud (just a little sticky jewel on the side of my nose) for 5 of those 7 months so that they'd get used to the aesthetic of it. I love my piercing, but I think I appreciate it a little more because it took me some work, it wasn't just given to me
i got my first tattoo at 15 and then with my mom's permission had it coverd up with another design at 16. my mother offered then for me to have it removed but i bugged her to take me to a tat place and sign for me to get another one.....she gave in. i wish she would of made me had it removed. of course at that age if she told me i had to get it removed i probably would have kicked and screamed the whole way there but i've changed so much in the last 10 years. if i were you i'd have her wait on the tats untill she is 18 and can truely make the desicion for herself. and the piercings i'd wait on too......atleast untill she is sixteen. give her sometime to mature a little. at that age two years can make a whole lot of difference.
12 is way too young. When I was 12 I wanted my labret done....my mom said I will wait until 16 and if I still want it I can get it, so I waited and got it....a year later I decided I didn't want it anymore and took it out. Now I have a scar. I'd tell her to wait until she is 18 that way if she doesn't like it and takes it out and it scars....it won't come back on you as "Why did you let me do this?"
i would make her wait allso as her ideas are shurly to change with age.I do like that you came here with your ? this is the perfect place for honest opinions on your subject.some pretty exsperianced folks here,sunshine to you and your doughter frog
As far as tatoos go, let her have some henna done because thats great fun and it wears off after a few weeks
I agree. Henna is a good alternative until they get older. It also gives her an opportunity to explore what she wants and where before making it permanent. If you do decide to allow a tattoo later on, you could set a few ground rules as to the procedure. For myself, I thought long and hard about what I wanted as a tattoo. Once I found the perfect one, I waited another 6 months before getting it to make sure I still wanted it. You could try that with your daughter. If she doesn't want the same design 6 months from now, then you would have saved her from making a mistake. Also, make sure you go to the tattoo parlor as well and check to see how sterile they are. My artist opened up a brand new sterile needle right in front of me to show that they don't reuse. Kinda creepy to see the size of the needle, though. Most clean parlors I've been to won't give a 12 year old a tattoo, so she'd have to wait a while anyway.
I am currently 18 years old. I have a tounge piercing and a tattoo on my ribcage. I got my tat on my 18 1/2 birthday. I started looking at designs when i was about to turn 18. I am soo glad i waited those 6 monthes before i got it. 12 is way too young for any facial piercings and extremely too young for any tattoos. I would make her wait till she's 18 for any facial piercings or tats.
I got my nosed pierced when I was 9, I love it and I love the fact I've grown up with it, it's a part of my journey. So I would be a hipocrite to not reccommend something like that but I would stick to the nose and ears.
Im allowed a piercing every 2 years Next year I might get my ears done for a 3rd time You have to be careful about letting her get loads of piercings because they are hard to look after and apparently facial piercings can easily get infected I think you should let her have a piercing every 6 months or every year if she is very desperate to get loads done That way each piercing will be looked after for a reasonable amount of time without having to worry about a million other piercings everywhere else.
Have her design tattoos that she wants. Buy her a notebook, have her date each design, and look at it every few weeks or months or whatever. This will show her how fast ideas can change and grow. As far as piercings, navel or nose would be my suggestion for her first, but I really think, IMHO, that 14 is really young, nevermind 12. I waited til I was 18 for my first tattoo and my first piercing. Granted, I now have quite a few of both, but I've had the time to learn what makes a good tattoo. If she does get a tattoo before she's 18, try having her get her name or something like that that won't change. Good luck!
As far as piercings go, have her use those magnetic piercings in place of the real things...this way, she can explore those avenues without the risks of infections.
When I was younger I had 6 earings in each ear and one on my eyebrow. It was fun for awhile but when I turned 19 I just wanted my beautiful skin and face back. Now I'm all natural and loving it. You to may feel the same when you are older. may jah guide and protect!
