Help with Ear Stretchers please

sukysue

oh what a load of cobblers.

Ravenlady_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Yes, but people want the best for their child, well I do anyway and letting your child have the best they can, means making that life choice at a later age, so they get the other life choices they might not have thought about at the younger age.

What happens if he gets to 18 and decides he wants to be a police officer for example, or many of the others things that he won't be able to do.

At 14 you can not make these kind of life changing decisions.

Get a grip woman, its a ear piercing. Not a bloody amputation or sex change.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

sukysue wrote: »

oh what a load of cobblers.

What an intelligent, well reasoned reply.

:rotfl:

busiscoming2

He has informed me that the large size is 6mm and he has told me he wants to put a tunnel into it when it is ready.

I am not against personal expression but as he is only 14 I feel he doesn't really understand the possible future implications of what he is doing now. I just don't want him to regret doing this in ten years time. BUT he is a typical teen and of course knows everything! So trying to reason with him in nigh on impossible - he just thinks Im a boring old fogey!!

sukysue

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

What an intelligent, well reasoned reply.

:rotfl:

Correct!:p

claire16c

My mum would not have reasoned with me at 14. Maybe when I was 16 or 17. At 14 I would have had to have done what she said.

Lotus-eater

Ravenlady wrote: »

Get a grip woman, its a ear piercing. Not a bloody amputation or sex change.

So you don't think having a big hole in his ear will stop him being a police officer? Sure there are lots of employers where it won't make a difference, but there are alot where it will.

You need to get a grip "woman"

You should try looking at my avatar, it's a dead giveaway, that big beard, that's me that is

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Lotus-eater wrote: »

So you don't think having a big hole in his ear will stop him being a police officer? Sure there are lots of employers where it won't make a difference, but there are alot where it will.

You need to get a grip "woman"

You should try looking at my avatar, it's a dead giveaway, that big beard, that's me that is

Does he actually want to be a police officer? If not, it isn't exactly relevant what their requirements are.



BTW, I was born with a deformed earlobe. It apparently looks similar to what would happen if an ear tunnel got torn and then healed.


I have NEVER had anyone query whether it is due to body mods, or express any concern over the shape of it, and I usually wear my hair back in a chignon or bun, as I am not embarrassed by it at all. If I wanted to have it changed to look more like the other ear, the actual procedure is pretty much the same - I have even been told that it would be cheaper, less painful and would give almost the same effect if I were to have two stretchers.


If nobody has even thought to ask me in interview about an obviously different ear, why should someone with a tiny tunnel be noticed and judged?

Ravenlady_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

So you don't think having a big hole in his ear will stop him being a police officer? Sure there are lots of employers where it won't make a difference, but there are alot where it will.

You need to get a grip "woman"

You should try looking at my avatar, it's a dead giveaway, that big beard, that's me that is

It wont stop him from being able to be a policeman or serve in the armed forces, you have to declare any permanent body modifications to both and it certainly wont hamper your application unless you have 'I HEART BNP FORVER' or facial tattoo's.

I know a policeman with two full tribal sleeves who sports at least 5 facial piercings on days off.

Tunnels can be taken out with in 2 seconds.

Lotus-eater

Ravenlady wrote: »

It wont stop him from being able to be a policeman or serve in the armed forces, you have to declare any permanent body modifications to both and it certainly wont hamper your application unless you have 'I HEART BNP FORVER' or facial tattoo's.

I know a policeman with two full tribal sleeves who sports at least 5 facial piercings on days off.

Tunnels can be taken out with in 2 seconds.

They might be taken out in 2 secs, but the hole can't.
I don't believe you'd be allowed to a police officer or be in certain parts of the armed forces with them.