My son wants to pierce some portion of his face/ears. One day he wants a pierced ear, another day he'll talk about piercing his nose or his lip. He hasn't wanted to pierce his eyebrow......yet. I've said no to all requests. Not because I have anything against piercings (I don't), but because, well, he's my son and I don't want any unnecessary holes in him. I've spent the last 17 years trying to keep him in one piece.
Here's how I rationalized it. I told him that women wear makeup and jewelry to adorn their faces. Men don't need these things, I said, because they have facial hair and can change their look by growing and or shaving beards, sideburns and mustaches (as illustrated by Vincent D'Onofrio, below).
My son wearing facial jewelry, therefore, would be the same as his sister wearing a fake beard or mustache. He didn't buy it. Not for a second. But he did want to know if I would object to his sister wearing faux facial hair if it became popular (as illustrated by my daughter, below).
Before I answer that, let's take a minute to think about facial hair becoming a female fashion trend. Would there be shops specializing in facial hair for women? Would some women take more permanent measures and get beard implants? Is that even possible? If you overheard two men debating "Are those real?" while looking at a woman, they could be talking about her sideburns!
So back to the question, would I object to my daughter wearing a chin toupee if the became the rage? I'll get back to you if that happens. I hope I haven't started a new trend.....
Willoughby
Here's how I rationalized it. I told him that women wear makeup and jewelry to adorn their faces. Men don't need these things, I said, because they have facial hair and can change their look by growing and or shaving beards, sideburns and mustaches (as illustrated by Vincent D'Onofrio, below).
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My son wearing facial jewelry, therefore, would be the same as his sister wearing a fake beard or mustache. He didn't buy it. Not for a second. But he did want to know if I would object to his sister wearing faux facial hair if it became popular (as illustrated by my daughter, below).
Before I answer that, let's take a minute to think about facial hair becoming a female fashion trend. Would there be shops specializing in facial hair for women? Would some women take more permanent measures and get beard implants? Is that even possible? If you overheard two men debating "Are those real?" while looking at a woman, they could be talking about her sideburns!
So back to the question, would I object to my daughter wearing a chin toupee if the became the rage? I'll get back to you if that happens. I hope I haven't started a new trend.....
Willoughby
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Good Luck w/talking you son out of the piercing phase.
Take care ~Natalie
I don't think an earring is too bad. You know the piercings around the mouth can cause dental problems.
Did you asked him about a nose ring - women of my generation were rumored to desire men with those.
I'm not a fan of body piercing either-- it actually looks uncomfortable to me. And come to think of it, getting my ears pierced were pretty painful.
As for a chin toupee on your daughter-- Gawd, I hope not ;-)
xo jj
I dropped the extra ear piercings first. They just became a nuisance. The nose lasted until I came down with a terrible cold...you can imagine why. I wear "normal" earrings when I go out...usually...which isn't very often anyway. Piercings are overrated.
Tattoos, on the other hand...I have 2 of...and don't regret them a bit...and want 2 more...but that's another story...
LOL!
Good luck! Love your analogy.