<p>hehehehehe, i only wrote it cause i know a girl, who in true irresponsible college student fashion, got drunk and went and got the name of her boyfriend tattooed on one of her butt cheeks. they broke up about a month later…</p>
<p>piercings disappear unless you get those giant holes in the ears</p>
<p>my D wants the nose sparkle thing, and she wants to go into politics…</p>
<p>Hopefully, she’s a Democrat! :)</p>
<p>Elected office in the future may and probably will be something else but even in the Democratic offices on the Hill today you won’t find many piercings besides the one-per-earlobe variety. At least any that you can see while on duty.</p>
<p>well, we shall see…for years women couldn’t wear pants, had to wear pantyhose, and gee, them women folks gots them pants on </p>
<p>put it this way, my D wouldn’t work for anyone that thought a simple sparkly on the nose was too radical…</p>
<p>Noses should just be left alone. Period!</p>
<p>Same goes for eyebrows and tongues. </p>
<p>OK, anything on the front side of the head (that will leave the ears fair game).</p>
<p>IMO a bunch of ear piercings is much worse than a small stud in the nose.</p>
<p>I guess none of really that important - they all heal up eventually.</p>
<p>Definitely no big platters in the lips!</p>
<p>Well, edad, I was hoping that was true but the ENT we visited yesterday for my daughter’s tonsils said she will always have a hole. 
I hope it’s very small.</p>
<p>I believe in “pick and choose your battles”. I let my DD get her bellybutton peirced at age 14 1/2, it was a reward for making summer state finals (swimming). I figured if that was the absolute worst thing that she ever asked for/did, big deal! She doesn’t wear midriff shirts to show it or anything, it was just something whe wanted for herself. I’ll take the hole in her bellbutton over the “bad” things her peers are doing anyday!</p>
<p>SportsMama, the cartilage might always have a hole, but for most people the skin will heal to the point that it’s completely unnoticeable… none of my friends who took out nostril studs have anything eye-catching left behind.</p>
<p>I’m curious. How many people keep these studs in for more than a few years?</p>
<p>SportsMama, DH and I went through this back in January. Our DD had wanted a nose ring for quite some time (began asking during her senior year of high school). We received an e-mail from her (college freshman at that point) again voicing her desire to get a nose ring. We again told her “no”. She was 18 at the time and we knew she could do what she liked, but we hoped she would respect our wishes not to get the piercing. She replied with a beautifully written letter and after a couple of days and much discussion, DH and I came to realize it wasn’t such a big deal, so we called her and gave her our blessing to have it done. She has never given us a moments trouble … what harm is a nose ring? In the end, DH and I realized our resistance stemmed from how we imagined other people would perceive her. I’ve come to realize that’s not nearly as important as her happiness. It has taken me a while to get used to the ring (tiny). Our hope is that she will eventually decide to remove it permanently. We recently visited with one of my husband’s younger cousins (late 20’s) whom my DD respects a great deal. I was thrilled to hear her tell my DD, “That’s really cute on you, but you’ll outgrow it soon.” That was music to my pierced ears.</p>
<p>I love it! :)</p>
<p>GA2110MOM–I agree with you!! Definitely pick your battles. My D also got a belly button piercing on her 18th birthday. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I thought it looked adorable. My only concern was possible infection. It took 6 to 9 months before it was completely healed. My D is beautiful, smart and a wonderful daughter. She always had my support for her belly button piercing. She also won over her ultra-conservative father too. I would, however, be opposed to tatoos. Fortunately that hasn’t come up yet. My D will soon be 20 and really won’t need my permission much longer. :/</p>
<p>I know lots of people who’ve had nostril piercings for over 10 years… one of my aunts has had hers for 15 or so, with no intention of ever taking it out.</p>
<p>I think maybe about half of the people I know who’ve ever pierced their nostril have taken them out. Not all of them did it voluntarily… a few were because a job required it (dumb, since it’s not like you can’t hide it easily), some just closed up uber-quickly when someone was trying to change the jewelry, a couple got infected, and a few people I know came to the realization it just wasn’t flattering on their face.</p>
<p>Honestly, a stud in the nostril is a pretty cliche, conservative piercing these days. Practically boring :)</p>
<p>Does anyone else have this reaction to face jewelry?..
When I see someone with piercings in their face, my immediate perception is that they have a big blackhead or mole-like growth. Then upon further glance, I note that it is just a piercing, but by this time, I notice the real acne.</p>
<p>If a person has any pimples at all, additions to the face such as piercings just seem to call attention to them.</p>
<p>I guess I have kind of the opposite reaction with my daughter, doubleplay. You said:</p>
<p>If a person has any pimples at all, additions to the face such as piercings just seem to call attention to them.</p>
<p>My daughter is blessed to have a beautiful complexion and it seems as though THAT makes the diamond stud stand out even more. Sigh . . . </p>
<p>Honestly though, I am getting a little more used to it every day and don’t have to force myself not to stare anymore. I’m sure (unfortunately) there will come a time when I was wishing I was just worried about a little diamond on the side of her nose. I know it’s really not that major in the scheme of life but at the time you are going through something it can seem pretty big.</p>
<p>i got a tattoo without my parents’ permission during my freshman year of college. it’s on my lower back, so it’s always covered up unless i’m wearing a bikini. when i told them, they were a little shocked (my mom moreso than my dad). their biggest concern was infection, but the place i went to was very clean, and i took good care of the tattoo afterwards.</p>
<p>i’m a responsible student who gets good grades, takes care of my responsibilities, and is devoted to my family and friends – if the tattoo is my biggest “rebellion” in college, my parents will have gotten through relatively unscathed :)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about how her professors or employers will view a small nose stud. I don’t care for them, but so many kids in this generation have them that it becomes a “norm” after a while. My daughter has 2 teachers in her high school with them!</p>
<p>I took my 15 year old to get her navel pierced, she spent her own money and we went to a reputable place which was very clean and required photo id from both of us. She did a good job of keeping it clean and it has not gotten infected (it’s been 5 months). I figured that when the day comes that she no longer wants it, the piercing will only leave a SMALL scar in a fairly obscure place. A healed nose piercing, while more visible, is also small as far as scars go.</p>
<p>I really don’t want my kids to get tattoos (the “tattoo on a grandma line” is a great deterrent) but once they’re 18 it is their body - and presumably their money. </p>
<p>But a navel or nose (or even eyebrow) piercing? It’s small stuff in the scheme of things. I wouldn’t make a big deal about it.</p>