Belly-Button piercing.?

Question

Okay. I want my belly button peirced.. Realllllllly bad. My mom says she see's nothing wrong with it, but my dad is not too fond of it. What should i do to show my dad that it's not a bad thing?

Answer 1

First of all, how old are you? If you're under the age of 18, then you're going to have to get Mom to go with you. There are some shops that might let you get it without checking your age, but chances are these are not the types of shops you want to be in. If they break the law about checking ages, they're often the same shops that don't follow the rules about sterilization and using an autoclave to make sure they don't spread diseases.

I'm going to assume that you ARE under 18, since if you were OVER 18 it wouldn't matter what your Dad did or didn't like, you could get it done and easily hide it.

So, I'm guessing Mom won't do it because Dad's not sure about it. Find out the reasons that he is against it. If he says that you're too young, you probably won't be able to change his mind. If he has religious issues with it, you probably won't be able to change his mind either. If he's worried about scaring and health issues, then tell him this.

If you get it and change your mind later, scarring is barely noticeable. And as far as health issues, while it is the piercing that requires the longest healing time, as long as you go to a good shop that uses new, sterilized needles, you'll be fine. Go around town and find a shop that looks the most like a hospital. Make sure they live up to their appearance, and then convince your dad to go into the shop with you to see how clean it is. You can even ask the piercer to go through everything with your Dad so he knows what's up. That's probably the best way to convince your Dad. Good luck where that's concerned.

On another note (and make sure Dad doesn't read this) are you TOTALLY sure you want a belly ring? I had one, and I can honestly say that I will never get one again. Here's why:
The actual piercing doesn't hurt, but the healing part is EXCRUCIATING! It hurts like hell, you can't sleep on your stomach, and a good deal of people get infections. It took my belly button two years to heal, even though the generally accepted healing time is 6-9 months.

Even after the healing (and especially during it) I had to be careful what kind of clothes I wore. I couldn't wear pants that rode right above or right on my belly button (even if they only got there from me sitting down) or it would get red and swollen and painful.

About 8 years after I got it pierced, my husband and I found out we were pregnant. So I had to take the belly ring out. That's a funny thing, when you're nine months pregnant, you can see both the top and bottom parts of the whole where you got pierced. It stretches it out and makes it look GROSS. I'm talking two big purple raised dots where my piercing used to be. Disgusting. And guess what you have to do if you want another belly ring after pregnancy? You have to get it re-pierced! 6-9 MORE months of agony, probably more since the piercing will be going through scar tissue.

I'm getting a tummy tuck to take care of the horrible stretch marks I got from pregnancy, and when I get my new belly button, I'm NOT getting a new ring. I don't want to scare you; I just want you to be aware of what a pain in the *** it is.

I had an easy time, compared to a friend of mine... her belly button rejected the ring, and so her skin forced the ring straight out... there's a huge scar where the ring just seemed to eat right through her skin. A lot of people get rings, and this is just a very small number who have this type of thing happen, but know that it can.

If you do decide that you're up for all this, then go for it. By being very patient, and listening to your Dad's concerns then coming up with a good plan to show him how those concerns are either unfounded or exaggerated, you'll get to your goal. It took me two years to talk my parents into it. Just keep it up, don't get whiny or bossy, and they'll eventually cave in. GOOD LUCK! :)

Answer 2

ok my answer is a bad answer for you . but it is true. pericing the belly is not a good thing dr's will tell you that doing so can and will cause intestal problems. it makes it so your nerves don't react like there are suppose to . you have less bowel movment and weight gain in the long run. my sis had hers done 5 years ago and the dr said that it would do these thing to her and she did not belive him . well 3 years ago she weighed 116 lbs and with working out every day and running track she ended up going from 116 to 189 in 2 years because of the nerve damage done by the pericing.

Answer 3

See if you can convince him to see your point of view. Tell him what makes you think it's not a bad thing and offer to pay 1/2 of it (if your Mom offered to pay for all of it) so he knows that you are taking some responsibility.

If your Dad still doesn't like the idea of that, don't get mad. As long as you're still under your parents' roof then that means you still gotta follow their rules. I'm sure you only have a few more years till your off on your own anyway.

Answer 4

Yes, Listen to what the woman that answered 2 above me said, Its all very true....exspecially the pregnancy part, im 9 mnths and you can see the 2 holes and its nasty!!

Answer 5

Well... I have the same problem, my mom is fine with it but she said I have to convince my dad. Try to explain the pros of getting a piercing, explain why you want one or what you have to do to get one.

Answer 6

i am not sure but it is the hottest thing ever when girls pierce their belly buttons. unless you are very hard to get, at that point you are just being a tease.

Answer 7

Show him photos of all the trashy people with similar piercings? Wait, that plan may backfire.

Answer 8

gross.