For example, if you were to get a piercing in your ear, there are about 10-15 different places on your ear where the piercing could be located. This includes the lobe, tragus, inner conch, etc. Know exactly what type of piercing you want, and where you want it located. In terms of jewelry, you might want a barbell, a closed circle, an open circle, a plug, a flesh tunnel, etc. Don’t: start with a large or unusual piercing your parents are unlikely to allow. Do: consider piercings you’ve seen on your parents or their friends.
Make sure to write this information down on a sheet of paper. You will want to add tidbits of what they had to say to your argument later on. Don’t: mention a friend your parents consider a “bad influence. “Do: relay the facts you’ve learned from these conversations.
For example: I want a black plug on my earlobe. This is because it is a beautiful addition and makes me feel more independent as a person.
Note, you do not want to present medical statistics that run contrary to your argument. If you find that all the medical statistics are negative for a particular piercing, you should perhaps get it somewhere else.
If you notice that they are yelling a lot, do not confront them yet. If they are dealing with a traumatic problem themselves, do not overburden them.
You might want pillows around, which can feel better when you sit down. You want yourself, and your parents to be as comfortable as possible.
List all the A’s and B’s you have received recently in school. Tell them about the book reports you have written. Tell them that you are helping other kids with their schoolwork as well. Volunteer activities, such as at a blood drive, or cleaning a road, show your parents that you are a responsible young adult. Don’t: go on for more than a few sentences, which can sound suspicious. Do: move on if your parents ask what this is about.
If you want, you can read the pamphlets with them, or let them read and then ask you questions.
