Do all parents have trouble letting go?

[Nate Hunter]

Not true, I have a cartilage piercing at the moment and I am well aware of all the risks involved.

Considerign that caritlage is only prevalent in two portions of the relatively mature body, and that your parents seem opposed to "piercings", I can only assume this means, more plainly, that you have a pierced ear. The risks involved in getting piercings elsewhere on your body are not the same as the risks of an ear piercing. Certain points are far more likely to become infected if not properly treated, not to mention more painful.

. . . as far as being outcasted and ostracized. That is already happened. I am not doing this to fit in or be cool I am doing it to be me and who I am.

Excuse me, but if you ARE unpierced, how will being pierced and having holes make you "MORE" you?

I find piercings to be an ancient traditon and I love the thought of changing my outside appearance.

Get a bottle of hair dye. It's a more cost effective and safer way to change your outside appearance. Or maybe some temporary tattoo.

I am unhappy with my body and I know that piercings and tattoos will help me become more attached to my body.

I realize that some people want to lose limbs for whatever reason, or want piercings or tattoos, but I've never understood why. How exactly will mutilating your perfectly natural body make you "more attached" to it? If anything I see that as saying "I'm not happy, so I'll make myself stand out because of it." If you need modifications to your body to be more attached to it, then you are planning to stand out. Standing out should be a privilege, not a right, which is how most young people today view it...

I am well aware of all the risk factors and I have thought long and hard for about a year. I will be 16 soon , meaning I can get them professionally done. Also, Body Modification is addictive.. trust me on this one!

Ooh, you'll be 16. Six and ten years and you want me to believe you know yourself well enough that you WILL undoubtedly be happier with piercings and a desecrated body than your own? Are you sure you don't on some level want it because your parents don't want you to do it? Are you sure that you will never regret the actions you make on this choice? Are you sure that this is an addiction you WANT to feed?

Wisemon's way is a far smarter, beautiful and practical way to stand out. I don't need to wear a fursuit to be who I am, and I don't need to wear fake ears or a tail or try to get surgery to be who I am. So why do you?