Is 13 too younge for a belly ring?

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bluemax

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And this is a blatant example of how our society is hypersexual. Kids are bombarded from TV, radio, magazines and popular culture that you have to ooze sexuality to be "cool like me". Parents used to complain about Barbie so they switched to "Bratz"...... HELLOOooo??? Stupid people? Barbie is a wholesome nun headmistress from Sound of Music in comparison to preteen strippers-in-training!

It's not too late to teach her some values, including chastity and modesty and respect for herself! And girls look to "daddy" for a lot of that kind of stuff - so get off your butt and DO it!
 

Crescent13

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Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Crescent13
I dunno. I think piercings like that are a big turn-off (and I'm 14), but I guess it's her body...

OP, there is your answer.

Do you want 14 year old boys ogling your daughter?


Lmao nice! :thumbsup:

Didn't get it at first.
 

Ayah

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Originally posted by: Crescent13
Originally posted by: DaShen
Originally posted by: Crescent13
I dunno. I think piercings like that are a big turn-off (and I'm 14), but I guess it's her body...

OP, there is your answer.

Do you want 14 year old boys ogling your daughter?


Lmao nice! :thumbsup:

Didn't get it at first.

Will probably happen anyways though :p
 

Praxis1452

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I'm 14!
13 is definetley not to young. I don't know what school your girls go to but I live in a pretty nice area. My parents house is 800-900k... My mom's in the same town is 550k. Anyway it honestly doesn't matter. A belly ring kinda means ****** when girls are already giving bj's in 8th grade... If she wants it let her have it. Now I know what I said isn't the majority of kids but a belly ring is nothing. Some people say guys will want to ****** her more. If they want sex it's not because of the belly ring. If she gives it to them... the belly ring really has no effect. It only helps her feel "pretty" so yes.

btw I'm goin into sophmore year.
 

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Originally posted by: Praxis1452
I'm 14!
13 is definetley not to young. I don't know what school your girls go to but I live in a pretty nice area. My parents house is 800-900k... My mom's in the same town is 550k. Anyway it honestly doesn't matter. A belly ring kinda means ****** when girls are already giving bj's in 8th grade... If she wants it let her have it. Now I know what I said isn't the majority of kids but a belly ring is nothing. Some people say guys will want to ****** her more. If they want sex it's not because of the belly ring. If she gives it to them... the belly ring really has no effect. It only helps her feel "pretty" so yes.

btw I'm goin into sophmore year.

You're wise for your years, but apparantly you didn't get the memo - belly button rings are responsible for the downfall of society.
 

Poulsonator

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Originally posted by: Ronstang
As long as you are OK with guys wanting to have sex with her then. Kind of hard to let kids dress/accessorize in a sexy manner (to some) and then complain when people notice. Don't complain when some guy is tarnishing her virtue

Well he better have her get a sex change then. Guys wanting to have sex with girls has nothing to do with belly button rings. Nor are belly button rings gateways to other things (as others have mentioned already). Education, people.
 

Nebor

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
But, if she doesn't have the belly ring at 13, how will she ever be popular with the boys?
And, when she reaches 14 or 15, what will she have to do then to remain popular with the boys?

Add me to the list of people who think "absolutely not." The people who allow their children to do such things are the parents who are trying to be their kids best friends or the "cool parent." They are failing miserably at being parents.

I think that the boys who are more successful at finding girls who will "give it up" tend to know the types to target. And, just a guess here, it seems that belly rings would be one of those signals. They're probably not thinking consciously that "it's more sexy" or "it's more attractive." Or, maybe they are. But, at the deepest level, it probably signifies that the girl is growing up with parents who enforce a lower set of values.

Let me say that as a teacher, I'm not often surprised when I meet parents. That's not to say that there's a 100% correlation with parenting and the way children turn out, but it's a VERY strong correlation nonetheless.

Oh, and one last thing: If you're giving your daughter birth control pills when she's 13 years old, just in case... You've already admitted to failing as a parent.

Not everyone has the same values as you, and while your conservative values might make you feel superior to me, that relationship does not work inversely. Different people with different values will raise their kids in their own way, and just because it's different from how you would do it doesn't mean they "failed."
 

Poulsonator

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Sorry for the triple. Citris, my advice is to let her sit on it for a while. If she wants the piercing in a year, and can justify it in a mature, sit-down talk (or something), then maybe you go for it. Also, ask your doctor about the potential damage that could be caused because she's 13 and has lots of growing left.
 

imported_goku

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Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Originally posted by: goku
While that is discomforting to her dad, if you really think about it, why does it matter?

It matters because she should be thinking about schoolwork, not being a slut.

haha, GL on that. shes obviously not a book worm.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: Citrix
my daughter turns 13 next week and wants a belly ring. is 13 too young? at first I was like no way missy, but after i thought about it how is it any different than her ears. So is 13 too young?

oh no pics you pervs.

Need an update in the OP.

What did you decide?

ThirTEEN is the foundation.

Will she be steered Conservative, no personal freedom

or

will she be steered Liberal, yeah for freedom

???
 
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Citrix
my daughter turns 13 next week and wants a belly ring. is 13 too young? at first I was like no way missy, but after i thought about it how is it any different than her ears. So is 13 too young?

oh no pics you pervs.

Need an update in the OP.

What did you decide?

ThirTEEN is the foundation.

Will she be steered Conservative, no personal freedom

or

will she be steered Liberal, yeah for freedom

???

Get the **** back in P&N with the rest of the feces-flingers. :p

- M4H
 

Fenixgoon

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Citrix
my daughter turns 13 next week and wants a belly ring. is 13 too young? at first I was like no way missy, but after i thought about it how is it any different than her ears. So is 13 too young?

oh no pics you pervs.

Need an update in the OP.

What did you decide?

ThirTEEN is the foundation.

Will she be steered Conservative, no personal freedom

or

will she be steered Liberal, yeah for freedom

???

Get the **** back in P&N with the rest of the feces-flingers. :p

- M4H

rofl... who opened the doors to let the P&N people out?:|:p
 

bluemax

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Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Originally posted by: bluemax
Barbie is a wholesome nun headmistress from Sound of Music in comparison to preteen strippers-in-training!

Yea, OK:

BLING BLING BARBIE

Nice and wholesome.

G'dam some of the responses here blow my mind.

Hey, swifty! Read the WHOoooole sentence, especially the part with the words "in comparison." And if you hadn't noticed, that "myscene" Barbie is a big-lipped knockoff of the Bratz characters.

You're at least right in condemning it... training girls from preschools to be half-naked, sassy, rude sluts.

 

bluemax

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Originally posted by: Nebor
Not everyone has the same values as you, and while your conservative values might make you feel superior to me, that relationship does not work inversely. Different people with different values will raise their kids in their own way, and just because it's different from how you would do it doesn't mean they "failed."

If you WANT your kid screwing around at 13, I question your set of values - or lack therof. "If it feels good - do it!" is a recipe for disaster, but most people don't want to think beyond the "now" and will blame the consequences on anything but their own foolish actions.
 

DainBramaged

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Originally posted by: bluemax
Originally posted by: Nebor
Not everyone has the same values as you, and while your conservative values might make you feel superior to me, that relationship does not work inversely. Different people with different values will raise their kids in their own way, and just because it's different from how you would do it doesn't mean they "failed."

If you WANT your kid screwing around at 13, I question your set of values - or lack therof. "If it feels good - do it!" is a recipe for disaster, but most people don't want to think beyond the "now" and will blame the consequences on anything but their own foolish actions.

He won't have any natural children.
 

yowolabi

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The fact that the OP thinks his girl wants to get a ring but doesn't want to show it off, shows how divorced he is from reality. Therefore, i fully expect him to let her get one.

Just admit that your little girl wants people to show off her belly and wants to be envied by girls and wanted by guys. This is true of her and it's true of all the boys and girls her age. Your girl may not be a slut, but she's not an innocent idiot either. She knows what kind of attention she will attract, and obviously welcomes that. Your only decision is if you want to support her in these goals.
 

ForumMaster

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no way. too young. at 13, imho, she's not responsible to keep it clean. and there's no reason. but it's your call. i'd only let her once she's 18 and out of the house.
 

Mellman

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dont let her do it, its false advertising...also don't let her wear college shorts when she's only in high school, thats also false advertising, and could get her in trouble...