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How can I get my belly button pierced when I'm 13 and it's not legal?
I'm 13 and I want my bellybutton pierced. I talked to my mom and she said it was illegal and that you have to be 18. I don't want to wait until I'm 18. My bf thinks it would be really sexy if I got it done and I want to get it pierced now. I told my mom to lie for me and that I promise I'll take care of it. she wont listen! What do I do? Can I pierce it at home myself or something?
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Don't pierce it yourself. Its a 100% guarantee it will get infected once, and maybe even multiple times. It should only be done by a professional.
Don't go behind your mother's wishes either. You're going to have to hide it from her, and thats hard. Don't even get yourself into that situation.
It isn't illegal, but you need to have parental consent, and your mother needs to go with you if you are under the age of 18.
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God. No. Please no. Piercing, as much as it seems simple, is something that you should only have an experienced professional do. If not done right you could seriously endanger your life, and at 13 you're more than young enough to have that thought "Oh God they're going to be so pissed, I should try to hide this" and give yourself health problems.
Your boyfriend at 13 is not a good reason to punch holes in your body. Wanting to be more attractive to others is not a good reason to punch holes in your body. I know a bunch of tatoo artists and alot of them do piercings. They all agree, the dumbest thing you can ever do is get something done to your body for someone else.
Piercings and other body art are meant to express something about you, something that matters enough to you to wear it on the outside for everyone to see.
Getting a piercing for your boyfriend because he thinks it's sexy says to the world that you don't really feel like you're sexy enough as it is and you are basically selling yourself out so you can feel attractive. This is the kind of thing we expect from 13 year olds because teenage-hood is when the ego develops and you're not supposed to have the self esteem to make this decision intelligently.
That, in turn, is why legally you are required and any respectable shop you'd actually want to go to require you to be 18.
You know, getting breast implants carries a pretty significant stigma. If you get your ladies done, most respectable guys immediately recognize someone who didn't love her body enough to keep it the way it was.
While piercings are, in many ways, far more acceptable, your reasons for getting one at present are the same reason women get breast implants. And while it won't be immediately apparent, decent intelligent guys will quickly pick up on the kind of insecurity that motivated the decision in the first place and that insecurity is going to be just as unattractive.
Whatever you think of yourself, it's not your job to compromise yourself for other people. Not when we're talking about someone you date. The point of a relationship is somewhere you can be yourself. You're here asking about being what he wants you to be. Maybe that's a sign that you're really not old enough to be dating, because the bare minimum for a decent relationship is enough life experience to respect yourself and make decisions based on something other than "people will think I look hotter".
It's not really that you look any better, by the way. At your age it's just about the deviancy. "If she did this for me imagine what else she does when you're not around" kinda thing. Sorry, boys who date 13 year olds are dumb and immature no matter what age they are. It's the same thing as with girls who love bad boys.
At 13 you really should have bigger life priorities than being some stupid teenagers bad girl.
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Some places will do it as long as you have a parent or guardian there with you to sign for it. Call around the places in your area and then talk to your mom about it. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT attempt to pierce it yourself. It is very dangerous and you could get a real nasty infection. Trust me on this.
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Yes, pierce your belly button by yourself at home, that is a great idea. NOT!!! You are a little kid, you shouldn't have a boyfriend, and if he thinks you're sexy he's a pedophile-- look it up. If you pierce your belly button yourself you will get an infection and have permanent scarring. Stop being a little slut and focus on being a kid-- you only have one childhood and you have the rest of your life to be a boring adult.
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It shouldn't be illegal as long as you have a parent or guardian tagging along to the piercing parlor with you, actually. The parent will need to sign a consent form and then they will go through with it. If your piercer said they couldn't do it then it may be a personal thing in which they'd rather not shove needles through a child's flesh. See another shop.
If someone told you it was illegal then they have no idea what they're talking about. If it was the piercing shop itself then it's probably just their personal preference and they didn't want to say, "I refuse to pierce a child's naval. It's just asking for attention at the belt line and below." If you "checked around" then you may have read some misinformation.
Anyone under the age of 18 can get a piercing. Infants get their ears pierced all of the time. There is absolutely nothing illegal about it. You just have to have a parent with you that will sign the consent forms.
If your mother won't consent then there is nothing you can do. While you could shove a needle through your skin at home, you will risk great infection--infection that could very well wind up being fatal or deadly. Wait until you're a year older and then ask again. Sometimes parents will "give" once they've noticed you've matured passed the, "My boyfriend thinks it's sexy!" standpoint. In all seriousness, piercings are adult matters that need to cleaned, tended to, and not played around with.
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