One of my boys wants to get his eyebrow pierced..what to do?

[canarlee]

any way its sorted now

and the result is?

[JimO]

he is going to wait

[canarlee]

nice one!.

[bomma]

they both play school first 11 soccer and first 11 hockey, Otago hockey, Otago volleyball, Otago soccer, club soccer, both are blue belts at karate

give em the bash now before he gets any bigger/better at self-defence

remember: he may know karate but you know karazy

p.s. congrats on the outcome! ur kid obviously has a good head on his shoulders

p.p.s. im a "yung'un" too and you really shudnt discard the advice we give you....we prolly know whats going through your kids head better than you coz we have been there more recently

[mstriumph]

Farken hell parents are getting soft these days.

Why the hell does a 'kid' need a fucking piercing??

same reason they 'need' mobile phones and designer jeans ...........

[sunhuntin]

same reason they 'need' mobile phones and designer jeans ...........

fark that shite! i grew up perfectly normal with no cell phone and second hand op shop clothes. wont kill em to miss out.

however... leaving the ipod behind anywhere....

[Chickadee]

Glad they decided to wait.

Stick with your Mrs on the 16 thing for the piercing, at least with piercings they can be removed.

Tat's should definitely wait for laaaate teens or twenties. They can get airbrush tats that wash off in the interim if they want one soooo bad.

I got my tattoo as a going away gift from some galfriends when I was 21, better to get a tattoo at the right time & for the right reason.

[deanohit]

Farken hell parents are getting soft these days.
Why the hell does a 'kid' need a fucking piercing??

Better not see my face then, I got 8 around my ears and face. And ya know what, my mum did 4 of them.

[Scouse]

he is 15 i dont mind but his mum says to wait until he is 16 any thoughts he doesnt want to wait

Just say yes its the easyest way in the long run cos he will end up getting it done anyways such a trivial thang any ways its not as though it will end the world if he gets it done now is it

[Scouse]

I got my tattoo as a going away gift from some galfriends when I was 21, better to get a tattoo at the right time & for the right reason.

Oooh er where and what is it?

[deanohit]

Just say yes its the easyest way in the long run cos he will end up getting it done anyways such a trivial thang any ways its not as though it will end the world if he gets it done now is it

Do that though and it could be the first crack in the dam of discipline. I don't think it's a big deal to have to wait something like a year.

[Scouse]

Do that though and it could be the first crack in the dam of discipline.

Discipline schmisapline.

[Winter]

I'm 20 now. 5 years ago I was living under my fathers roof and wanted my eyebrow peirced.

He plainly told me that If had it peirced I would no longer be welcome in his house.

5 years on, now living under my own roof, and I still have not had it done.

I think I was more afraid of loosing my fathers respect than loosing my place in his home.

[mstriumph]

Just say yes its the easyest way in the long run cos he will end up getting it done anyways such a trivial thang any ways its not as though it will end the world if he gets it done now is it

1 from the discussion here it isn't generally regarded as trivial

2 'just say yes'?? sheesh!! there are pitfalls in doing what's easiest for a quiet life - i'd say jimjim's aware of that otherwise he wouldn'ta posted this thread?

[oldrider]

Teenagers are like crossing raging torrents, if you resist the current, you will eventually tire and loose the battle, even drown!

Swim with the current and use it to best effect and you are most likely to cross safely.

Albeit a lot further down stream from where you started or wanted to be but at least you will accomplish what you intended.

In other words, go with the flow and try to influence the outcome closer to what you want it to be.

You have no real authority, only respect, one false move and you will loose that too! Good luck, John.