My daughter and I have bonded through body piercings

At A Glance Author Teri Contact pink_cupcake_29@yahoo.com Artist Jay and Sue Studio Experience the beauty Location Winnipeg, Manitoba

I guess I should start off my telling you that I am a 39 yr young,divorced, mother of a 17 yr old girl.

If 2 yrs ago someone would have told me I would be the proud owner of numerous body piercings, I would have told them they were dreaming.

I was the most unworldly,inexperienced,and well yes, maybe even boring person I knew. Unwilling to try anything new, and maybe even a little cynical. My thoughts on bodypiercings, tattoo etc, were that only the totally bizzare did these "hideous" things to their bodies.

Well, that was before my daughter 15 at the time,informed me she was getting her belly button pierced. Well after MUCH arguement, i decided to let her get it done. Simply because I was afraid that if i didnt, she would go off somewhere unsafe and get the piercing done.

I did a little research and found this remarkable body piercing shop,run by a wonderful young couple. They were amazing. Not only did they set my mind at ease,but because of their,easygoing nature and remarkable knowledge about this art form, I decided to also get a piercing done.

My first piercing, was in my nose, a little painful, but it looked great.When I walked into work the next day, everyone stopped dead in their tracks. Many comments were made, none of them all that positive actually, but I really loved the attention. I think the problem was that the people I worked with, who knew me as Ultra Conservative, thought I had gone off the deep end. It took everyone a little while to get used to it.The healing process was a little slow for me, and I seemed to suffer with infection. But after about 6 months it was healed and beuatiful. My daughter was thrilled that her mom was cool enough to also get a piercing. It didnt stop there. A year later, I thought it was time to expand my horizons. I made an appointment for both my daughter and myself and we got our tongues pierced. It was our first real bonding experience.The piercing itself was painless. Quite a surprise for me as I expected it would be quite painful. It healed quickly, and with no problems. I guess an added bonus was that because my tongue swoll up for a few days, I lost 2 pounds. A few months later, we had our nipples pierced. Now this was the most painful experience I had ever had, and was tempted to just leave it at one nipple, but I bit the bullet (so to speak)and got the other one did. They look amazing. They are beautiful, not to mention erotic. My next piercing was my clit hood. Not as painful as I thought it would be, and the healing process was amazingly quick, and trouble free. I would say my most satisfying piercing at that point.And it hasen't stopped there. A few weeks ago I had 2 piercings on my inner labia. These didnt cause much discomfort although they took a little longer to heal than my clit hood. This week I had my scrumper done. For those of you that dont know what that is,( i am not sure what the technical name for that is),it is the little piece of webbing, under the upper lip that attached you lip to your gums. This piercing is discrete, and can only be seen when I smile. I love the way it looks. It was also painless, and is healing well. I am always thinking of what I can get pierced next. It is almost like an obsession.In fact my running total for piercings at this point is 16. (that is 3 more than my daughter has). I love the look, I love the way they make me feel. I am an individual and proud of these beautiful works of art.

Family is having a little diffuculty understanding the piercings, but I feel so satisfied and whole. Not only has my attitude changed, but I have gained an amazing relationship with my daughter. We talk about everything, we do everything together we are best friends.

My next project is to design a tattoo. I am sure it will be as satisfying as my piercings, and I am sure I will not be able to stop at just one. So onward and upward..........If I can say anything at all about my new self image, it would be that I have become a better, more open minded woman. I am living life to the fullest and doing all the things that I have ever wanted to do. I am at a point in my life, where I feel younger than I have ever felt.If anyone has even thought about getting any piercings done, my advice is, just do it!!!!

BY Teri (Winnipeg, MB,Canada)