i am 13 years old and in seventh grade (female)
all the girls in my grade wear eyeliner except for me. My mom won't let me. (i asked her one time over the summer) what can i say to her or do so that she will let me wear it?
1. wear it without asking your mom
or
2. tell your mom you only wanna wear a little and show her on a weekend and ask her if it looks okay and try and persuade her
or
3. show someone else in the family to see if they think that it is unappropriate
TinkerbellsHelp answered Friday December 8 2006, 4:14 pm: I didnt wear eyeliner in 7th grade either, even though a lot of people did. Tell your mom that its not a huge deal, and you wont put too much on. And follow that. If not, just wear mascara, if you mom lets you wear that. And you can apply mascara like eyeliner but tapping it against your skin. [ TinkerbellsHelp's advice column | Ask TinkerbellsHelp A Question ]
Natty137 answered Thursday December 7 2006, 1:49 pm: Don't worry about what the other girls are doing. If your mom said no, she probably has a good reason to do it. Comprimise, see if you can wear mascara instead. It is prettier than eyeliner anyway. Don't be too eager to grow up. [ Natty137's advice column | Ask Natty137 A Question ]
MissBonne answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 8:37 pm: Most of those girls wear eyeliner to look older and that protrays the wrong meaning for a 13 year old. I highly doubt you're the only 13 yr old in your grade who is not wearing eyeliner. Instead, ask you mom for suggestions towards other makeup that she would let you wear (mascara, lip gloss, blush, etc) [ MissBonne's advice column | Ask MissBonne A Question ]
Sima answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 8:03 pm: I would say ask her one more time. If she says no, then say 'Okay, when do you think I can start wearing it?' Try to be reasonable, rational, and calm. Hun, you're still in 7th grade. Trust me. You do not need to be wearing makeup right now. You still have a whole lot of time ahead of you. That's my opinion. I wasn't allowed to wear eyeliner until the middle of 8th grade. Maybe if you guys walk by a makeup store, or Nordstroms, or Dillards, walk over to the makeup and start looking at it [especially at the eyeliner]. Maybe drop some hints. Like I said, ask her, but don't nag. [ Sima's advice column | Ask Sima A Question ]
infatuatedxxglamour answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 7:32 pm: Approach her once more, and say something like "Mom, I would really like to wear eyeliner. Would you help me pick out a good brand next time we go to the store?" The idea that you two could go shopping together would make her favor the idea more. If she says no, don't bug her about it; if you don't, she'll be more likely to say yes in a month or two. [ infatuatedxxglamour's advice column | Ask infatuatedxxglamour A Question ]
x3TRAGiC answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 7:30 pm: well. at first i was afraid to ask my mom about wearing make up because i didnt know what she would say. but- if you only asked her once.. you could say something like "mom, i know ive asked you before.. but i am really wanting to wear eye liner. alot of the girls in school are wearing it, and i dont see anything wrong with it." and if she says no ask her nicely to explain to you why. it should be a good answer,=]
hope all goes well, and hope i helped a little? [ x3TRAGiC's advice column | Ask x3TRAGiC A Question ]
BeachBlondie12 answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 6:45 pm: Well i mean have you ever tried putting it on i am in the 8 grade and cannot put it on. I mean who cares if your friends wear it? Its good to be differant mascara is way easy to put on you could wear that. There really isnt anything to say to her because if she said 3 reasons way your only one would be bacause everyone else does and what you would prob get back is if everyone jumped off a bridge would you?? So try the mascara and you dont have to put it on the bottom lashes and its pretty hard unless your used to it.
Hope i helped maybe next year you can wear eyeliner.:]
Hope i helped
-Sarah [ BeachBlondie12's advice column | Ask BeachBlondie12 A Question ]
karenR answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 6:14 pm: Well, you won't like my answer I'm sure, but I have to tell it like a mom!
If she is a really good mom...you aren't going to get her to let you wear makeup until she thinks its right.
The reason is this. So many girls are growing up way to fast. Wearing makeup makes you look older. I don't think I allowed my daughter to wear it until she was a freshman in high school.
kiran answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 6:12 pm: cool I'm 13 and in 7th grade too and my mom won't let me wear eyeliner either. I told my mom about all the girls wearing eyeliner she says I'm to young. All you are gonna have to do is convince her you are old enough to wear it and just find time to talk to her about it and there is a chance that you could wear it soon. [ kiran's advice column | Ask kiran A Question ]
Teza answered Tuesday December 5 2006, 6:11 pm: Try talking to your mom once more. She just thinks that you're too young to wear make up and she doesn't think you need it. Just talk to her about how it's really not a big deal if you wear it or not. You could also buy it and wear it at school but that would be going behind your mom's back and I don't think she would appriciate it. If she doesn't let you, just respect her decision and don't rush into wearing make up. Before when I didn't wear it I was fine, now that I do.. I can't go anywhere without make up on and I don't think you would want to be like that. Just be patient. [ Teza's advice column | Ask Teza A Question ]
Attention: NOTHING on this site may be reproduced in any fashion whatsoever without explicit consent (in writing) of the owner of said material, unless otherwise stated on the page where the content originated. Search engines are free to index and cache our content. Users who post their account names or personal information in their questions have no expectation of privacy beyond that point for anything they disclose. Questions are otherwise considered anonymous to the general public.