tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674626221196810793.post1408036397201343112..comments2023-10-25T08:06:03.767-07:00Comments on Unfabulousness: Tapers, Gauges, Earrings, OH MY!8http://www.blogger.com/profile/05914446869377983548noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674626221196810793.post-67774922848457766892011-12-08T10:41:10.803-08:002011-12-08T10:41:10.803-08:00I for one think this was a great idea of you. i wa...I for one think this was a great idea of you. i wasn't "allowed" to get my ears pierced until i was 16. but they never made a big deal about it. my little sister got hers done when she was 14 because she really wanted it, my parents discussed it with her and it all worked out. no big deal. when i turned 16 i didnt want them done. so i got them when i was 21. i think it was great the way you handled it because you taught him to think about his decisions before he solidifies them. you validated his thoughts and gave him reasons why you don't like it, but not that he absolutely can't. great parenting.ShannonOldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780025280425352934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674626221196810793.post-35079276308798322942011-08-15T16:51:42.211-07:002011-08-15T16:51:42.211-07:00that is so sad that you wont let your son do what ...that is so sad that you wont let your son do what he wants with his body. i got my first facial piercing at FOURTEEN years old! i had 2 tattoos by SIXTEEN! 3 tattoos by SEVENTEEN! and i had my ears gauged to a double zero starting at SIXTEEN and finishing BEFORE i turned seventeen.. if you pierce your ears and gauge them to a double zero or anything lower, your ears can and will return to normal size if and when you ever decide you dont want them anymore. piercings can always be taken out.. let the kid do what he wants and let him make mistakes ON HIS OWN if it happens to be a mistake. who knows, maybe he will ALWAYS like that type of thing. let him express himself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674626221196810793.post-86838889394150568962011-07-30T12:36:02.062-07:002011-07-30T12:36:02.062-07:00Aw mom you made him go through all those condition...Aw mom you made him go through all those conditions? its just basically a regular piercing, although i do see why a little hesitant, because once they think its cool they dont want the fake thing they want the real thing hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com