Last year around this time (July), I had been thinking very hard about getting a piercing. Of any sort really, it was just something I wanted to try very badly. One day I decided to spring the question upon my mother, "mom, can I get my lip pierced for my birthday?" The automatic response was no, so I asked what it was she would allow me to get pierced. She said my nose. This came as a complete shock to me, as I would have never expected her to allow me any sort of piercing until i was much older. Keep in mind at the time I was only 12.
At A Glance Author kaitlyn Contact katpunkette@aol.com When A year ago Studio I can't remember the name >< Location Petaluma, California So it got closer and closer to my birthday and I kept nagging at my mom, reminding her that she had said that I could, and that she should stick to her word. She tried going back on it once or twice, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized I didn't really fancy a nose piercing. Somehow I decided on my eyebrow.
My mom, being the worried hen she is, scoured the internet for recommended parlors, and found many, but I believe it was a Sunday, and barely any were open. For some reason she (or I, I can't really recall) was dead set on getting it done that day. We called around and there was one place in Petaluma where the piercing artist hadn't gone home for the day, but was about to. It takes quite a bit of time to get to Petaluma from my house, so we asked her if she could please stick around for a little bit until we got there.
Now I know quite a few people would wonder why I wanted to get a piercing at such a young age. Seriously, I couldn't tell you. It just seemed like something I really wanted to do. Was it something everyone else was doing? Hardly, none of my friends had piercings. It just intrigued me greatly, so I decided to ask my mom about it. I didn't seriously expect her to let me, but she did, so who was I to chicken out? I was really only planning on making headway, y'know, nagging at her for a few years before she finally just gave in. It just seemed like an experience, and it was.
The place was rather small, they did tattoos as well, and in a strip-mall type place. I remember seeing a Round Table pizza, the whole place was rather drab and brown. My senses were on high alert, as I was incredibly nervous. My first piercing besides my ears!
We walked in and introduced ourselves and the very kind lady who's name I cannot remember for the life of me let me choose the jewelery i wanted (16g plain metal curved barbell with ball screws) and led us to the small back room where she did piercings. She made some small talk with me and it was obvious i was very nervous. She made the dots on my eyebrow with a marker, but hadn't said anything about how much pain would be involved, so I asked. She sort of laughed and told me it was one of the most painless piercings, and after she did it I found that to be very true. It went by very fast, it wasn't even real pain, just a pinch.
It was sore for a little while, a week or so, it turned a little red and puffy, but was well worth it. I cleaned it religiously for fear of infection, and it healed wonderfully. It's almost been a year now, and it's been absolutely fabulous. I haven't ripped it even a little, and no sign of infection of any sort. I'm very glad I got it done. The jewelry I have in (the one formerly mentioned) is so small and almost completely unnoticable behind my glasses (they're rather large cat-eye frames), I've had people finally notice I had my eyebrow pierced after knowing me for months.
So that's my story. I've gone back to wanting a lip ring ever-so-badly, and I just needed a membership to browse more pictures, I'm hoping to find one to help me convince my mom to let me get it done. I have a feeling this persuasion isn't going to go nearly as easily as the first. I'm not too sure she's going to be incredibly keen on letting me get something more prominent done, but this time if I plan it right I can get my uncle (he runs a tattoo/piercing parlor) to do it for free. I've got a whole argument lined up, I just hope she'll hear me out. I've been too scared to ask her as of yet, but I'll do it eventually! Plus I need to get my braces off. Wish me luck!