jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2019 I have my ear pierced in my late teens or early 20s. My wife and I really are not against it, just wondering if 15 is too young. I think there is a girl behind this, but he says he just likes the look. Please help me make this decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 16, 2019 I’d you had a daughter would you feel the same way? Piercings on guys really isn’t that big a deal any more and 15 is about right. It’s just one and it will close if he doesn’t like/want it later. At my kids HS about 30% of the kids had ink, especially the Pacific islanders. My son wanted a tattoo and I told him when you are 18 you can do what you want to your skin. 4 years later he still doesn’t have ink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #3 Posted October 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, jsharr said: I have my ear pierced in my late teens or early 20s. My wife and I really are not against it, just wondering if 15 is too young. I think there is a girl behind this, but he says he just likes the look. Please help me make this decision. 15 is NOT too young. It is just about the only age your son should have his ear pierced. Look at any HS yearbook, and see the mistakes made by teens "finding their own way", and realize he'll likely realize the error of his ways by his 20s. Now, the tattoo he is gonna want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 16, 2019 So, what is he planning on putting in the hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted October 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, 2Far said: So, what is he planning on putting in the hole? An ear ring I hope. Not those damn disks with the stupid name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donkpow Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share #6 Posted October 16, 2019 I say let him do it as long as he does it to himself. 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post groupw Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share #7 Posted October 16, 2019 Piercing is temporarily if you don’t like it. So is hair color. My 2 daughters have done unusual hair color. My youngest daughter has a septum piercing. I’m not crazy about it, but it’s small and not really noticed by most people. Our oldest daughter is the only one with “tattoos”. She had to get 3 dots on her torso to help with the alignment for the radiation portion of her cancer treatment. I told her she should have them make them little arrows with “this end up” on them. Many years ago, my dad was going to a family reunion on my Mom’s side. At a truck stop on the way, he found some magnetic earrings. Just a little stud. He wore it to the reunion. Everyone looked, but nobody said a word except for one of my cousins. He walked over, smiled and tugged on Dad’s ear! That evening he went to visit his brother. At dinner my uncle was just having a fit! Just totally upset my dad would pierce himself and on and on. Dad pulled it off, said it’s really not bad. Give it a try! Left my uncle slack-jawed! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted October 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, groupw said: Piercing is temporarily if you don’t like it. So is hair color. My 2 daughters have done unusual hair color. My youngest daughter has a septum piercing. I’m not crazy about it, but it’s small and not really noticed by most people. Our oldest daughter is the only one with “tattoos”. She had to get 3 dots on her torso to help with the alignment for the radiation portion of her cancer treatment. I told her she should have them make them little arrows with “this end up” on them. Many years ago, my dad was going to a family reunion on my Mom’s side. At a truck stop on the way, he found some magnetic earrings. Just a little stud. He wore it to the reunion. Everyone looked, but nobody said a word except for one of my cousins. He walked over, smiled and tugged on Dad’s ear! That evening he went to visit his brother. At dinner my uncle was just having a fit! Just totally upset my dad would pierce himself and on and on. Dad pulled it off, said it’s really not bad. Give it a try! Left my uncle slack-jawed! I had a pony tail and an ear ring, worked on a boat dock, and dressed in shorts, sandals and t shirts most days and drove a Jeep, usually with the top and doors off.. Went to lunch with dad and some of his cow orkers one day and a guy drives by in a Jeep with long hair and and ear ring. Dad called him a term I won't use here as a shot at me. It was all in fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 16, 2019 Fortunately my oldest went with hair coloring instead of ink or piercings. It probably had something to do with his teaching job in Japan. The kids liked it but the other teachers were a bit put off by it. Orange, purple and green at various times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 16, 2019 Share #10 Posted October 16, 2019 As long as he doesn't want it stretched so he has a big permanent hole in head. So don't get that trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Indy said: As long as he doesn't want it stretched so he has a big permanent hole in head. So don't get that trend. That is what I told my wife. I am okay with a stud. Not those disks and no ink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 16, 2019 Let him. But say NO to tats on the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #13 Posted October 16, 2019 It's just a gateway to a live of sorrow and misery......... or not. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #14 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: It's just a gateway to a live of sorrow and misery......... or not. Unsound advice... or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted October 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kzoo said: It's just a gateway to a live of sorrow and misery......... or not. 1 minute ago, Dottie said: Unsound advice... or not. duly noted........... or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #16 Posted October 16, 2019 Meh, it's ok. Those ear stretcher things are hideous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UglyBob Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share #17 Posted October 16, 2019 You're in Texas. I'm sure you know someone who will give him one of these piercings for free. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #18 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, UglyBob said: You're in Texas. I'm sure you know someone who will give him one of these piercings for free. Ya but........ does he get to pick his own number? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 16, 2019 Share #19 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: Ya but........ does he get to pick his own number? 42 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #20 Posted October 16, 2019 I pierced my ear back in the day. My life is horrible and empty. P.S. Keep Austin Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted October 16, 2019 Share #21 Posted October 16, 2019 It’s no thing. Like GW said, piercing is as temporary as you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted October 16, 2019 Share #22 Posted October 16, 2019 I pierced my ear at age 16. Three times, eventually. Some small scar tissue now, not obvious. The Mohawk grew out in time for college interviews. No bid deal. The big holes are called “gauges”, btw. I don’t get them, either. But sometimes I feel I am the only person I know under the age of 50 without a tattoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #23 Posted October 16, 2019 I'd let him do it. My nephew Ryan did it around 15. By 17 he didn't want it anymore and just let grow closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #24 Posted October 16, 2019 Funny story. One day in the 90's, when a lot of boys I was teaching had ear or other piercings, I asked them if their parents gave them hard times about it. Most said they did. I told them that we had a guest speaker from a makeup company at a recent meeting of the Maryland Chapter of the American Chemical Society. He told us - he really did, I wasn't teasing - that makeup was only being sold to 50% of the population and the industry was making moves to get men to start using it. I pointed out that on the show "Home Improvement," the oldest son of Tim Taylor had a pimple and his girlfriend showed him how to cover it up with makeup. What was a secret at the beginning of the show ended showing a whole bunch of boys being taught how to apply makeup at the end. There were several other TV series where men were shown using makeup for various reasons. My teenage students nodded in agreement - they had seen those episodes. I pointed out that it was likely that makeup companies paid some of those shows to air episodes showing teenage boys using makeup. So, I asked, when you have kids and your teenage sons start applying makeup, you're going to be more understanding after suffering abuse from your parents over jewelry, right? "No!" they screamed, "No son of mine is ever going to wear makeup!" Etc. Etc. So I asked, "Do you think your fathers said the same thing about jewelry when they were teenagers?" The classroom got very quiet as the teens suddenly realized the revolution they were in and the revolution they might be in a generation later. Then we went back to the study of chemistry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 16, 2019 Share #25 Posted October 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: But sometimes I feel I am the only person I know under the age of 50 without a tattoo. When I first started doing model photography, there was a big divide among models and photographers about tattoos. Frequently models would argue their body was their canvas. I have no issue with that if the art is well thought out and executed. My problem was always with those who treat their body as a doodle pad. “Hey guys! Feeling like a new tat! What should I get?” For the most part, I can work with tats. If it interferes too much we can use a concealer. A non-inked model is heading toward unicorn status any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted October 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, groupw said: When I first started doing model photography, there was a big divide among models and photographers about tattoos. Frequently models would argue their body was their canvas. I have no issue with that if the art is well thought out and executed. My problem was always with those who treat their body as a doodle pad. “Hey guys! Feeling like a new tat! What should I get?” For the most part, I can work with tats. If it interferes too much we can use a concealer. A non-inked model is heading toward unicorn status any more. As long as he does not get the same tattoo that @Square Wheels got, I am okay I guess 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 16, 2019 Share #27 Posted October 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, jsharr said: As long as he does not get the same tattoo that @Square Wheels got, I am okay I guess Don't be silly, I'd never get a tramp stamp. I would get that on my forehead though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted October 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Don't be silly, I'd never get a tramp stamp. I would get that on my forehead though. I thought that was your forehead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #29 Posted October 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, jsharr said: I thought that was your forehead? Nominated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 16, 2019 Share #30 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: Nominated BCOTDA. Best comeback of the day award? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #31 Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Square Wheels said: Lamest comeback of the day award? Nominated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #32 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: BCOTDA. Best comeback of the day award? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #33 Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Razors Edge said: Nominated! Pfffffft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 16, 2019 Share #34 Posted October 16, 2019 I've been edited. I won't eat out whoooo did it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #35 Posted October 16, 2019 56 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I've been edited. I won't eat out whoooo did it. Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted October 16, 2019 Share #36 Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I've been edited. I won't eat out whoooo did it. Welllll, that was supposed to say rat, not eat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #37 Posted October 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Welllll, that was supposed to say rat, not eat. It was profoundly disturbing the first way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 16, 2019 Share #38 Posted October 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: But sometimes I feel I am the only person I know under the age of 50 without a tattoo. I felt the same in the Army. I was one of the very few guys ink free in my unit. I actually had my whole squad pitch in for any tat I wanted and there was just nothing I wanted on my body the rest of my life. 53 and still ink free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted October 16, 2019 Share #39 Posted October 16, 2019 I gave myself a second piercing in my right earlobe. I clipped a clothespin to the lobe for ten minutes or so, then stuck a sewing needle through it. No blood, no pain, and I still have the piercing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #40 Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, roadsue said: I gave myself a second piercing in my right earlobe. I clipped a clothespin to the lobe for ten minutes or so, then stuck a sewing needle through it. No blood, no pain, and I still have the piercing. That was more cringeworthy than a Larry David skit! Ouch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 16, 2019 Share #41 Posted October 16, 2019 My son that is career army now and about to retire pierced his ear when he was young with a safety pin. Left the safety pin until it was healed up. He didn’t use the hole much for jewelry as I remember. He enlisted right out of high school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend_Maynard Posted October 16, 2019 Share #42 Posted October 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: That was more cringeworthy than a Larry David skit! Ouch! It aint now thang for a woman like roadsue. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 16, 2019 Share #43 Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: It was profoundly disturbing the first way. “Profoundly” is not nearly a strong enough word if you are the one being ratted out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 17, 2019 Share #44 Posted October 17, 2019 I hope you called him a girl and told him no. I don’t like piercings, you see, they are no thing for a man to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 17, 2019 Share #45 Posted October 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I hope you called him a girl and told him no. I don’t like piercings, you see, they are no thing for a man to have. “You wanna get your nipples pierced, too, ya pervert? How about piercing yer butt next? They’ll never hire you at Hardee’s with butt and nipples rings poking through yer clothes, you know, Hardee’s is a family place”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted October 17, 2019 Share #46 Posted October 17, 2019 17 hours ago, jsharr said: I thought that was your forehead? His forehead has the reverse image of that, if you know what I mean and I think that you do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted October 17, 2019 Share #47 Posted October 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Randomguy said: “You wanna get your nipples pierced, too, ya pervert? Dunno, I think that "wardrobe malfunction" of Janet Jackson's is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 17, 2019 Share #48 Posted October 17, 2019 19 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: But sometimes I feel I am the only person I know under the age of 50 without a tattoo. No sir. I am 52 and neither have one or never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 17, 2019 Share #49 Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Dottie said: No sir. I am 52 and neither have one or never will. What part of UNDER the age of 50 do you have a problem understanding? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share #50 Posted October 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kzoo said: What part of UNDER the age of 50 do you have a problem understanding? Type louder, he is old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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