| How to Convince Your Parents |
| Due to the recent surge of emails asking the same question "how do I convince my parents", I have put this page up for all of you with problem parents. Enjoy! :) |
| How To Convince Your Parents 101: 1. Get Informed!! There is nothing that annoys me more than uninformed people who go blindly into a body piercing. But obviously if you are at my website then you are trying to get informed so bravo to you! So I suggest going to every piercing website you can find and get all the positive info that you can to present to your parental units. I suggest BME. They are awesome, have real stories and have all kinds of info on body piercings. I also suggest getting the bad info, but think of a way to make it positive. Example: "yes a body piercing may get infected mom, but if I clean it just like I'm supposed to then the chances of that are very very minimal. And I will of course clean it!" 2. Offer To Pay There is nothing parents hate more than having to shell out money for something they don't even want you to have. Offer up the cash for it. Your rents will see you as (somewhat) responsible. 3. Offer to Do Extra Stuff Does your mom usually do the dishes after dinner? Does dad wash the car every week? Offer to do some stuff for them for a while. This helps show your parents once again that you are responsible. We all have something we hate to do. Does mom hate cleaning the bathroom? Offer to do it for her for a few months. You'll be amazed at how well this works. 4. Bring Up Your Grades Ah yes, the dreaded grades. If your grades aren't that great, then strike a deal with your parents. "Dad, if I get a 3.5 next report card, then how bout I get my *insert body part here* pierced?" This works quite well. Parents are always happy to see good grades. And once your grades are up then keep them there. You will have a better chance at getting something else pierced later on. If your grades are good, then try to use them as leverage on getting something pierced. "Look mom, I got a 3.8 last semester, I always get home by curfew, I don't do drugs...shouldn't I be rewarded?" 5. DO NOT Scream and Throw A Fit!!! DO NOT DO THIS! It will get you no where! Your parents will just see you as an immature little kid and not ready for a piercing. 6. Enlist The Help Of Others Got older siblings? Have them help convince your parents. This is especially helpful if your siblings are off living on their own, are married, have kids, etc. Parents see them as responsible (well sometimes) adults and their opinion will carry some weight. If your siblings are against the idea, then don't tell them; they may cause some problems for you. Now do you know anyone with something pierced? Ask them to talk to your parents, or if you have a friend with the piercing, ask your friend's parents to talk to your parents about why they allowed it. Luckily, one of my mom's friends had her navel pierced so she talked to my mom about it. 7. Always Remember: There are just some things you may have to wait to get until you are of legal age. Or you could get legally emancipated, but that causes far more problems. :) For me, I won't be getting my tongue pierced until I'm out of this house. :( But be patient...you will be 18 sooner or later. |
| Got another way you used to convince your parents? Email me and I will put them up here. |