Why will parents not allow you to represent punk with either tattoos or piercings?

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If youre young enough to ask this question, obviously your parents are looking out for you.

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Because you're most likely going through a faze. I went through a "Rebel" phase and got 6 tattoos and 2 piercings. I regret all but 2 tattoos already and wish I would've gotten something different. If you're going to get something, get something that will always mean something to you, not something symbolizing "punk". FYI the only ones I don't regret? My dogs paw and my cats name. My pets mean so much to me that I will always be happy I have them. Otherwise? The useless "nautical stars" and other ones I'm sorry I have.

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I should think that they are worried about the future. Tattoos are permanent (removal is expensive and often not be completely successful) and piercings are pretty permanent. You may well regret having them later in your life.

Also if they are visible when you are wearing ordinary clothes they may make it hard for you to find work and make people prejudiced against you. In many parts of the world tattoos, and piercings other than in the ear lobes, are regarded as a mark of belonging to a criminal sub culture.

They probably think you are too young to decide to mark your body permanently.

Everyone I know who has had a tattoo for more than two years now wishes they hadn't.

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I'm 19 and i moved away from home last year and in a period of 10 months, i have gotten 7 tattoos and 13 piercings done. after only a few months, i already regret one of the tattoos that i did and am looking into laser-removal. and that is just after a few months. i understand that for a lot of people, "punk" is a lifestyle and an attitude. but for many, it is also a phase...almost a fashion statement nowadays. so before you decide to get a punk-style tattoo (or any tattoo for that matter) it is important to think about that decision a lot and to decide on something that you are going to like, something that will matter, because it will be a part of you for the rest of your life.

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My mother is the hardcore straight laced type that won't "let" me represent my style with piercings or tattoos. She thinks that tattoos are drug related and make people look cheap and dirty. Everything on my body has been well planned out for many years. I'm not one of those pop-punk or hot topic kids. Granted I understand that in the real world I might not be able to get a job if I'm covered in tattoos. Thats why I have a back piece and the top of my arms down. They all can be covered. My piercings can come out at any time. As for my mother, she hasnt seen the tattoos. I know that I'm making something of myself. I work 2 jobs, 1 at a tattoo shop and the other job is the front desk at a hotel. I'm supporting myself through college as a forensic psychology major...

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First off parents disagree with the whole concept of tattoos and piercings because those things are styles that have become popular with the new generations. Each generation has different styles. For instant. I'm sure my great grandmother didn't think it was right that my grandmother wore pants. Same differance. I myself have both tatoos and piercings of which my parents don't agree with, but frankly its not up to them since I'm over 18. But I am also a parent. And my husband And I both agree that if our son ever wants a piercing we will allow it at any age, just because if he decides he doesn't like it anymore he can take it out. But he will not be allowed to gadge it until he's had it for awhile. And we will not allow him to get a tattoo until he's 18 just because tattoos are permanent. And from child, to teenage years, and from teenage years to adult hood styles change. And I don't want my son to have a tattoo of something as a child or teenager that he's going to hate as an adult.

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Two cents' worth from a 37-year-old woman who got her first tattoo 16 years ago: It seems to me that tats are becoming more acceptable in the workplace. I work at a VERY conservative international job, and I see tats more and more often. I do keep mine covered when I'm at something formal, but I've never received any comments that weren't positive / curious.

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i personally feel it is because since they made you (as in you were born into their responsibility), your actions reflect the way other people such as their friends, coworkers, and family see them. they dont want to be seen as a failure and since generations have changed, im assuming body art wasnt as accepted as before. so they think if you get an "unnatural" imprint on your body, it will come off to people they know and talk to (who are also part of their generation) as them being bad parents. and being called a bad parent can be horrible especially for parents who still have their kids under their roof. remember that parents have a hard time letting their child grow up and part of growing up means letting them be themselves and expressing their individuality. this is something everyone, not just a child needs to learn to achieve.

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