My gauges are SMALL compared to others!!

[FarrIL]

Okay, so, mommy-dearest got a little pissy when she noticed the green horseshoe-shaped plastic jewelry in my ear and noticed that it was larger than she remembered. So she asks if I bought a bigger piece and I said "No, Jackie gave it to me." With that, mother moans exasperatingly and leaves to go back to work.

Well, a week or so later, one of the black plastic loops to keep jewelry in fell of, meaning I couldnt use one of my 8g jewelry pieces. So, I gauged out that 86 to a 6 and now my 6g is somewhere between a 6 and a 4. Okay, bigger than I had planned but what's really funny is what 'jewelry' I have to keep the hole from closing. I chopped off the pads from an eyeshadow wand, as well as the metal keeping them on and after running it under water, shoved that padless wand through the hole. It took a little coaxing but it went through practically painlessly.

Now, I'm not here to talk about the wonder that is gauging, I'm here to rant at how much Wendy and George dislike it. First off, George is so dense he doesnt notice that unless Mommy-dearest points it out.

Mother on the other hand, she came into my room this morning to kiss me goodbye before leaving for work. She noticed the plastic wand through my ear and I pretended to be asleep when I heard her say "What the hell is this?!"

Not only does she dislike gauging but she is bent on me not getting any new piercings while I am living under her roof. Bullshit!!

Personally, when/if she asks me why there's something that big in my ear, I can just tell her that I cant use one of my jewelry pieces as a loop has gone missing and the plug will fall out. Mommy wont understand it if I were to say "My body, my mods."

Mom's not against tattoos...... but DAMN, is she against large gauges. Uh, mom, you compare my gauges to someone else...... you'll find mine rather reserved and tame compared to other body modifiers, so dont bitch at me about what I do to my body. I'm not hurting myself and I quite like the different sizes and the way they look.

NYEH!!

(( okay, rant over ))

[The Void]

mmm, the classic battle between parent and child. been there, done that. I'd say if you're 18 there really shoule be no beef with anything, but if you're not, you're still under her control. *shrugs*

[Brenda Starrr]

As a parent, I don't see what the big deal is. That's all I can say.

[FarrIL]

mmm, the classic battle between parent and child. been there, done that.  I'd say if you're 18 there really shoule be no beef with anything, but if you're not, you're still under her control. *shrugs*

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Happily the age of 19 years old.

I'm only under their control because I live under their roof. Which that enables them to say I claim dependency on them. Therefore they rule me.

But to me, they dont rule the body mods I get.

[Soulrev]

Perhaps she sees it in a different light.. I would guess that she probably figures you won't have large earrings in when you get older and as a result of gauging them out, it tends to disfigure the part of your body that was gauged.

Or, maybe she thinks you're more beautiful without adding anything to it.

[Msterbeau]

You go girl!!!!

I will tell my kids about the possible implications of modding.... thereafter it's their choice. (When they're at a reasonable age.) I suspect my older one won't be interested and my younger one will be full of holes.....

I'm going to a piercing party in a couple weeks FarrIL. Wanna come and get another hole put in you? :devil

If not... You can hang out and watch others get poked. :woot:

I promise not to say a word to dear mum.... :whistling

[Lilith]

Ahhh

Okay if you were my kid i would not have any problems at age 19 if you did anything to your body its yours to make pretty or ugly, and frankly i think after spending 18 year making sure that body was safe and healthy i would gladly give that responsibility up.

Now i will say this, you do live under there roof nad you do get support from them unless you pay them rent and buy your own food and pay a portion of utiliites and use a phone and internet that you pay for, so you do have to listen to what ever they have to say weather you really like it or not. If they pay for all the things you absolutly need to survive then you do have to abid by there rules. If they set up a rule that if you get another piercing they will remove your internet well then you should be prepared for it and can not argue. Its there house there rules there money paying for all those things you like that you dont even know you like till its gone.

Sometimes in life we have to follow rule we just dont like, most people have to remove there piecings for work or they dont have a job and thus no home or heat or water. Dont see this a bad a thing, see it as a lesson you mid as well learn now where the consequnces are minimal. Trust me it does get pretty cold in a house even in early fall, almost toooooo cold.

I am not saying they are right by saying what you should and should not have in your body, but they do have a right to make any rule they want for there home and if you dont like it and dont want to abid by it then i would suggest finding a new place to live.

I realize you might just be venting, which this is a good place to do so, so please dont feel as if i am attacking you as i dont mean it to be that way, i am just trying to give you a very open minded moms point of view.

lilith

[Homicidalheathen]

Hear hear! My daughter won't even get her belly botton done....maybe I should have her talk to you Farrill Ha!

As a parent, I don't see what the big deal is. That's all I can say.

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