Poll: 13 year old cousin had her belly button pierced?

Do you think a belly button piercing is appropriate at that age?

  • Yes

    Votes: 75 19.8%

  • No

    Votes: 303 80.2%
  • Total voters
    378
A 13 year old female is going to be able to attract a male whether she has a pierced belly button or not.

People actually think the piercing is the attractor and not the female body itself? And that if a parent forces their child not to get a piercing done that it somehow magically stops their child from acting on their completely unrelated rampaging sexual desires?

I cant believe this level of utter insanity is even possible. If you think parenting is just about "allowed" and "not allowed" decisions based on your three decade out-of-date personal opinion you don't have children or they already silently hate you. You need to look at the entire situation, including on a psychological level, and at least work out whether your overruling decision actually has any effect whatsoever on the thing you think you're going to stop.


Allow the piercing I say. Forcing anything against a 13 year old's own wishes is just going to cause conflict and build hate toward the parent - yet the decision to get pierced will still remain in the child's psychology even if you overrule and force a decision. It will also have a negative effect on the child's sociality and confidence as there will be unnecessary issues with associating with the other cool girls with piercings.
 
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Will make her look like a chav in my opinion but at 13 I would say she is most likely cognitively advanced enough to make that decision as good as an adult. It's hardly lifechanging is it and if it were her ear no-one would be saying a thing.
 
Yep, never say no to your children incase they grow up hating you, just let them do whatever they want.

I can see where you're coming from though, and tbh I think it would somewhat depend on the situation. If I ever have a daughter I would prefer she didn't get a belly button piercing, but if all the other girls have it then not letting her get one would make life more difficult for her which isn't ideal. If she's anything like her potential mother then she won't even bother getting her ears pierced.

Who knows what things will be like for girls that age in another 10 years, things have certainly changed over the previous 10.
 
Phantom Shadow said:
Who knows what things will be like for girls that age in another 10 years, things have certainly changed over the previous 10.
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Not really, when I was 13 (16 years ago) there were girls at school that had belly button piercings and nose piercings. Also the age drinking, smoking and general mischievousness starts. Kids will be kids whether its 50 years ago or 50 years from now. Chances are, 50 years from now most will be sat in front on a computer instead of trying to blow up phone boxes with rolls of caps, garden hopping and other outdoor things
 
I can see it now, belly button at 13, clitoris piercing at 16, way to go KID champion!! :eek::confused:

She on the right track thats for sure? :rolleyes:
 
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Not really, when I was 13 (16 years ago) there were girls at school that had belly button piercings and nose piercings. Also the age drinking, smoking and general mischievousness starts. Kids will be kids whether its 50 years ago or 50 years from now. Chances are, 50 years from now most will be sat in front on a computer instead of trying to blow up phone boxes with rolls of caps, garden hopping and other outdoor things
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A mate of mine stole a barrel of beer and rolled it up to his house. :D
 
asim18 said:
A 13 year old female is going to be able to attract a male whether she has a pierced belly button or not.

People actually think the piercing is the attractor and not the female body itself? And that if a parent forces their child not to get a piercing done that it somehow magically stops their child from acting on their completely unrelated rampaging sexual desires?

I cant believe this level of utter insanity is even possible. If you think parenting is just about "allowed" and "not allowed" decisions based on your three decade out-of-date personal opinion you don't have children or they already silently hate you. You need to look at the entire situation, including on a psychological level, and at least work out whether your overruling decision actually has any effect whatsoever on the thing you think you're going to stop.


Allow the piercing I say. Forcing anything against a 13 year old's own wishes is just going to cause conflict and build hate toward the parent - yet the decision to get pierced will still remain in the child's psychology even if you overrule and force a decision. It will also have a negative effect on the child's sociality and confidence as there will be unnecessary issues with associating with the other cool girls with piercings.
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bazzabear said:
Those two seem somewhat contradictory to me.
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Not at all. Is make up sexual? All they do is enhance certain parts of the body. Are leggings sexual? Are 2 piece bathing costumes sexual? Skinny jeans? Eyebrow piercings draw your attention to the face/eyes area. They always work the same way.

I can easily look at a girl's figure and say its nice without thinking anything sexual :confused::confused: Not sure about you. I agree with the top post. A girl (any girl) will attract any guys attention if she tickles his fantasy. Belly piercing or not. The piercing only helps to draw attention to her more flattering parts.

And still, a belly piercing can be easily removed or covered. You are acting as if wherever she goes she will now be topless :confused: As long as she dresses fine then I can't see why its a problem.

EDIT: Also, would be more worried about what pictures she takes on facebook, what she writes, how she acts with friends etc. Can learn more about the person than a simple belly piercing.
 
boxman2000 said:
OP - I'm with you. Far too young but lets be honest, these days some children are having their own children at that age. Society is highly sexualised and the pressures to conform and extremes some will go are awful.


It's when people get their babies ears pierced... words fail me.
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In Spain, female babies generally have their ears pierced at the hospital.
 
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