Comments on: On Facial Piercings, Filipino Parents, and Society

By: Kitsune

Kitsune — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:30:15 +0000

Hi,

I really agree with you that many people are completely stereotypical about piercings and tattoos.
I basically had to beg my mother to let me have a tattoo, my grandmother nearly fainted because I had a red streak in my hair and ignored me for about a week because of it! God knows what she thought when she saw my hair blue!
I even had a secret top ear piercing and my mum freaked out when I told her. I may seem stupid but I realized that although I want them to be happy and care about me, they shouldn’t be affected by my looks. I think that when you want a good and open relationship you both need to make compromises and you need to feel happy and not guilted.
I now want a lip piercing too and agree that it is extremely attractive. On you it is sweet and innocent too. I think it looks beautiful. (although I’m a little obsessed with things being even and would have to move it to the middle lol.) I will have to wait until I have moved out, and marry my fiance, maybe then they won’t be so worried about the way I look since I’ll already have snagged a man lol.

Good luck to you though!

Great post and much love!

Kit -x-

By: Lauren (a different one :P)

Lauren (a different one :P) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:40:36 +0000

i was in the exact situation! i got a cartilage piercing and my parents didnt like it. but they let it slide. then i got a nose piercing and they didnt like that either. they got used to it, and now my mum thinks its cute. :) just go for it. you can only take a chance.

By: grace

grace — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:51:10 +0000

I can relate! I asked my mom if i could get my seconds done (lobes.. JUST MY LOBES) and she said no. My dad said he wouldn’t speak to me if i did. They both told me that I shouldn’t ruin my body and that I wouldn’t ever get married, or get a job when I’m an adult if i did. But I got them anyways. A week later, they find out. My piercings magically disappeared overnight and in their place were two wonderful infected spots.

By: abbie x

abbie x — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:12:12 +0000

love your blogs, totally relate! ive recently got my tongue pierced and my parents were NOT happy. so when i asked if i could get my lower lip done they went mental. :@ even worse is i want the back of my neck pierced, but my parents said NO WAY because i have short hair and you would always see it. so im not all that happy atm coz i luv piercings, and tats. but i think ill accept their decision for now. really dont want an argument. plus im moving out next summer, guess ill just have to wait! :)

By: Lelya

Lelya — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:16:36 +0000

I can so relate to what you’re going through. Ive asked my parents if i can get my lip, tragus and conch pierced and my dad flipped out on me, especially after i said “i can do what i want….its my body”. :S I currently only have my nose pierced and some ear piercings, which my dad doesnt like either. I am ADDICTED to piercings and am still going to ask again, because I think the lip piercing looks so amazing if you wear a small stud ><

By: suki

suki — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:15:52 +0000

omg, we have similar experiences. i also pierced my tongue and my mom flippppped, threatened to kick me out, dramatic much??? yes. my dad was cool with it though, weird, i know. so i took mine out the other day sadly. im also itching for another and i want to pierce my lip but i dont know how to go about telling my mom that i want to, i dont want to ruin our relationship…… so for now i wont, but i still want it badly!!!

By: nicole

nicole — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:06:41 +0000

yep thats what i am gonna do tonight when the ass holes are asleep and just take it out around them but its retarded my parents think facial piercings mean your lesbian or gay or bi or some homality thing well they dont know shit so screw em ima move out nyway

By: done it

done it — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:53:36 +0000

yeah,
they are alright!..
I asked my mom if i could get the same one done…she said no like usual so I just went ahead and done it my self!…haha

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:16:15 +0000

my mom wont let me get my lip pierced till in 16.
tomorrow im gunan get my heliz pierced.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:49:37 +0000

I had my tongue pierced, but last night my mom saw it and made me remove it. I was dead crying the whole night for what she made me do. She got so mad, and so as my dad. I had been scolded the whole night and the worst thing is, my dad wants me to stop going to school and just stay at home just for that. I didn’t try to reason as to why I decided to have it since it’ll just make things worst. The hole in my tongue is not there anymore and I’m so sad. I can’t understand why people especially parents can’t see the good side of piercings. I didn’t steal or killed somebody, i just had my tongue pierced. if ever I become a parent and my kid wants to have a piercing or a tattoo, I’ll say yes. It’s what they want and we live our lives once and there’s no reason to pass out the experience and the feeling of being able to decide to do something you badly want.

Debbies last blog post..Eto na yung mangyayari satin, inaabangan natin ‘to diba?