I love the mohawk as well! I used to spike my son's hair in a mohawk when he was little. However he has very curly hair and it was curly mohawk. If he likes his hair let him have it!

For the piercing conversations. I wanted piercings for a long time and when I turned 18, I set out to get my eyebrow pierced. Got it done and loved it but got in trouble at school. Had to take it out and got it done again. Ended up coming out, but now I have a dip and scar on my eyebrow. My left eyebrow grows funny and it's definately noticable. Didn't bother me much at first but now is kinda irrating. I later got my labet *sp* pierced, right below my buttom lip, that's gone now cause the back fell out while I was sleeping and it healed back up, but I have a scar there too. Most people don't notice it unless I point it out but I do. One day when I'm settled, if I'm at a job that'll allow it, I'll get my eyebrow repierced. I loved it but it's hard to have with schools and jobs. However I'm glad I wasn't allowed to get any piercings before I turned 18, I might have gotten more and have more scars and regrets. Personally I say unless it's the ears, any other "body piercing" waits until 18.

Just sharing my thoughts.

Gabriel's Mom

Ok I am 29 and I got my belly button ring about 10 years ago. It’s not that big of a deal! I don’t show it off to any one. But the fact that I have it and I love it makes no difference. I have had friends for like 5 years who still don’t know that I have one. 13 is still kind of young tell her to weight a few years then get it. It’s not that big of a deal. By biggest problem is that I DO have to buy the 14k gold rings because my body is very sensitive to other materials. Over all I don’t wear the belly shirts or the 2 piece bathing suits but I just like the fact that I have it. I do not have any tattoos though (i’m just to chicken) ha-ha

My daughter wanted a tattoo for Christmas, she was 15 at the time. I finally said yes around May, boy, was I a nervous wreck! Well months ago she asked for a second one. I said no, and so far she hasn't asked me again. I am going to keep saying no until she gets the message!

All I know is no one is gonna touch my belly button LOL

I would make your daughter wait until she is 18 and then tell her if she still wants it by then by all means get it but until then she has to wait. Because something that sounds so cool now, may not be so cool in the upcoming years. Thats what my mom and dad did with us when we wanted other piercings done other than our ears and I am glad they made us wait. I used to want my lip pierced so back but my opinion on that changed as soon as I turned 18. I thought it was utterly stupid. So make her wait it out. She might not be the happiest person in the world because of your decision, but in the end I think it will be worth it.

UPDATE: Well now my daugher is 17 and she wants that second tattoo, but since she has no money she's gonna have to wait, because I am not paying for it and as I type she has no job. Her older sister offered but I think she's having doubt about paying for it too...and the story continues...

ok I have to put my 2 cents in. I actually have no prob with adults having tats or piercings. I have both of them myself. I actually like them on women too if done right, but for the younger NO. The reason is even if your daughter isn't getting one for sexuality the young man that finds out has a possible way in. I'll explain since when I was young I used this line. especially with belly piercing, I use to ask to see it then touch it playing around with it then I would get on my knees to get better look then alittle kiss on it then some more kissing then I went lower and lower. easier to get the mood going, even a tat in certain areas like tramp stamp same exact thing you touch it then rub it say its so smooth then hand keeps rubbing but lower. Sorry to say it makes it easier to try to get some for the lads

THANK YOU MR. ROGERS!!!!

Why are CHILDREN allowed to get piercings and tattoos?????????

In MY house, if my daughter ever wants something like that she can wait until she's 18 and out of the house. Then I'll explain to her how unprofessional it is and when she is older explain to her the "meaning" behind the tramp stamp and piercings on certain areas of the body!!!!

A CHILD should not have their belly button pierced. wow....and we wonder why there are so many perverted people in the world....I think that kind of **** is a temptation and dangling the carrot right in front of their noses!!!!!

lol yes it is dangling the carrot!! And most body peircings for me tend to be erotic. young girls aren't developed enough to get my attention but for young males it is very attention getting. maybe in the future it will be so played out that it isn't but at this time, it is a way for guys to be sneaky. plus this is off the subject don't let your kids wear those sweats with writing on their butts like juicy. that straight out is to get attention on their asses. I was appalled the other day taking my daughter clothes shopping and I saw sweats for a 10 yr old that had juicy on the ***, wtf is wrong with companies. and I am considered very open minded about things like sexuality, I don't see it as bad being erotic but at that age they don't understand it even if they claim they do. **** alot adults don't understand it.

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Originally posted by Mr. Rogers:
this is off the subject don't let your kids wear those sweats with writing on their butts like juicy. that straight out is to get attention on their asses. I was appalled the other day taking my daughter clothes shopping and I saw sweats for a 10 yr old that had juicy on the ***

I am literally choking on my Diet Dr. Pepper as I read, and it just ran up my nose. I finally relented and bought my daughter shorts that say dance on the butt. HOwever, she is only allowed to wear them in the dance studio, where only other little girls are. For some reason Mr. Rogers, I totally got the image of the movie Dan in Real Life, where the dad finds his young daughters thong underwear in the laundry. LOL.

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Originally posted by Mr. Rogers:
lol yes it is dangling the carrot!! And most body peircings for me tend to be erotic. young girls aren't developed enough to get my attention but for young males it is very attention getting. maybe in the future it will be so played out that it isn't but at this time, it is a way for guys to be sneaky. plus this is off the subject don't let your kids wear those sweats with writing on their butts like juicy. that straight out is to get attention on their asses. I was appalled the other day taking my daughter clothes shopping and I saw sweats for a 10 yr old that had juicy on the ***, wtf is wrong with companies. and I am considered very open minded about things like sexuality, I don't see it as bad being erotic but at that age they don't understand it even if they claim they do. **** alot adults don't understand it.

Oh my gosh! Exactly!!!! I'm even appalled when I go looking at newborn/infant wear and the skirts are so short their diapers will be poking out the bottom!!!!! WHAT THE H!!!!!

if you're shocked at the short skirts for babies, then i am afraid to ask you what you think about baby girl's getting ear piercings!

Update: Hey folks, well it turned out that my 17 yr old stopped asking for a 2d tattoo!! She knows I WILL NOT pay for it. When her sister came to visit from the Air Force she suggested she would pay for it but during her stay, decided she's not going to.

My 17 1/2 years old, took her SAT's today! Yeah!! and hasn't mentioned the tattoo subject in months. BTW her tattoo is on her wrist. TG she's hasn't asked for piercings, the only place she has them is on her ears. They grow up fast, I remember when she was in kindergarten. WHEEEW!!

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Originally posted by LOVELY LITTLE SPARKLE QUEEN:
if you're shocked at the short skirts for babies, then i am afraid to ask you what you think about baby girl's getting ear piercings!

ARE YOU JOKING ME WITH THIS POST?! How are inappropriate short skirts and ear piercings in the same category?!?!?!?

Ear piercings are a different story. Why force a baby to have that done? Let them decide when they are older. Besides, ear piercings have NOTHING to do with perverts.

lol rofl lol sorry lisa about the dr pepper didn't mean for it to go through the nose he he. at least it says dance not juicy, hottie, booty, bitch, playboy etc.. even though I just think it would be better on the leg then the butt because it does get people to look there. Yeah the tuff part is when you feel like you don't want to but can't find the reason why not. especially since you don't view them like a guy does lol. oh as for finding my daughters thong when she gets abit older, I am teaching her to do her own laundery, I know she will be getting fancy underwear and I don't want to see it lol, oh man so much stress is coming soon for me lol.
OH everyone has different opinions about these subjects but I went to the mall today and saw something that is just straight out wrong!!!!!! Now I actually think hustler has better clothes then playboy BUT i saw a baby outfit that said "hustler just do me" WOW sorry but that is totally out of bounds!
Dancingmom congrads on your daughter taking her SAT hopefully that means college ahead! If she truely wants her tat she can get it when she is 18 if she still wants it, never know she might be a tat type person too. I think time just lets the person think about it and figure out whether they truely want it since it is permanant. No peircings its funny what kids and adults like. Luckily my kids so far don't like tats or peircings, funny becuz I have a full back tat and extreme peircings. opposite of their old man i guess. oh and with a wrist tat, only a very smooth operater could turn that to a sexual situation, a foot tat is easier then a wrist one. lol