Should i let my 14 year old daugther pierce her lip?

Answer 1

no
no

Answer 2

Wow 14?! I'm 21 and i was barely allowed to get it done a month ago after begging forever!!! She's probably better off waiting until she's old enough to know what she wants for sure because i heard that piercings and tattoos can become addicting and now that i have it pierced, i want more piercings! So i'm kinda glad that my parents made me wait this long because i'm old enough to have some control over it but if she starts at 14, she probably wont have control and will end up getting too many by the time she is my age and you'll regret letting her get piercings so young.

Answer 3

I'm sixteen going on seventeen in a month and a half and i'm also going through a similar thing wih m mother. I think that it all depeds on your child. Why does she want the lip ring? For fashion? Or individuality? An accessory? Although unlike a tattoo it's easy to hide, they have clear studs you can put in for work etc, and you can just tke them out if you get sick of it. Really most scars are about the size of a tiny zit scar.
But it really depends on your daughters personalty and maturity. peircings are a very common form of self expression in todays high schools. Most people wont even blink twice at them.
Personally I want either a snakebite piercing, or a small tattoo on my shoulder. I want the tattoo to be me and my horse, cantering, because it represents a time in my life when i was going through a tough time with depression and sucidal tendencies (before i got put on anti-depressants a few years later) But basically my horse saved my life. Even if i dont own him ten yers later, I'll still remember what it represents. As for my lip rings? Well if i get sick of them and decide i dont like them, poof, off they go. And then I would'nt keep bothering my mother to let me get them, because i'd know i dont want them anymore. So just think it over, talk to your daughter and hope for the best, although chances are your daughter might get impacient and get it on her own, or even worse attempt to do it herself-which can go really badly wrong.

Answer 4

If she is responsible enough to take care of it, and you feel comfortable with it, then yes.

Piercings require aftercare to prevent infection and other problems. Will she really soak it 2-3 times per day (10 mins each time) in a mild sea salt solution? Will she keep her hands off it? Does she understand the need to keep it free from other people's germs (no kissing, sharing drinks, etc)

Only you know how mature and responsible she is. If you feel that she can handle it, and you're comfortable with the idea then there is no reason to say no (she can get a retainer for jobs, and most piercings leave minimal scarring - similar to an acne scar)

Answer 5

No thats disgusting. No 14 year old should have any business getting lip or belly button pierced. It doesn't matter that she could or shouldn't wait till age 18. Its the fact that lip piercings are a sign of disrespect to people around you. i don't care if you can take them out?
i don't care if infections happen ? Ears are the only thing to be pierced that still keeps the body look natural.

She can't get a job at 16 and have her lip or tounge pierced ?
It's unprofessional and creepy.

Wake up mom. I'm 27 now..my parents never let me pierce my tounge or lip or belly button..and I never even in my wildest dreams at age 14 asked my parents if it was ok for me to do so with their consent.. Its disgusting. I won't even get a tatoo let alone get anything other than my ears pierced.

Answer 6

I don't think a fourteen year old has enough knowledge and know-how to decide whether or not they want to have a permenent hole in their face. The face is the first thing someone sees, a fourteen year old with a piece of metal hanging from her lip is not going to give the greatest impression when she first starts working and going to highschool. I would wait until she is mature enough to make a decision as big as this, then at say 17 if she thinks she still wants it, then let her get it. Try to convince her to get something else like a cartiledge piercing on her ear or a belly button ring(at least that is not on her face). Goodluck

Answer 7

If its something that she has wanted for a long time and probably won't change her mind about, let her go for it. It's her body and she can easily get it done without your permission by going to a dodgy salon, getting someone to pose as a parent or even doing it herself.
You can't keep her in a box for too long. Just make sure she REALLY wants it first.
Despite this, you as a mother know your daughter best so don't be afraid to make judgements based on that. Whatever the decision, good luck!

Answer 8

For all you people who are saying it's a turn-off, I don't think she wants her 14 year old daughter to be turning ANYONE on right now. I know a 12 year old who got her lip pierced, so I know that with the right care, it won't get infected (if you let her get it...that's your choice).

Answer 9

I think that you should not let her. You should tell her to wait until she is 18 and can make her own decisions. Most likely lip piercings won't be cool in 4 years any way.

Answer 10

where in most cases it would be better to pick your battles and allow simple cosmetic body modifications like this, a lip peircing is very visible and the scars from it can be long lasting. also at 14 she is about to go through (or already is) going through a crutial period of change where her tastes in style and social situation can change rapidly and dramatically, to a point where something that permanent will not be able to keep up. if she wants a face peircing then a nose ring or cartalidge peircing on her ear would be an option that would be more versitile and would not scar to the degree that a lip peircing would. good luck!

Answer 11

Sure. Piercings come out and if this is what she feels will help her to be more "her" right now, then I don't think there is any problems with it.
Although, make sure that she understands what is required to take care of such a piercing and what it can mean for her body if she neglects it.
If either of you have any questions, this website is very helpful and a great resource http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Labret_Piercing

OK, as a followup on this question I have no idea why everyone thinks this to be permanent?? It can be taken out and does close up! She won't have to live with this 10 years from now if she decides it is something she no longer desires.