As long as I lived in my mother's house, I was forbidden to get any piercings or tattoos. "Not under my roof..", she would always say. My boyfriend, at the time, didn't approve either. I quickly dismissed the thought of adding any 'accessories' to my body at that time in my life.
At A Glance Author Tiny Butterfly Contact Tiny Butterfly@bme.anon When Six months ago Studio Artistic Impressions Location Ontario, Canada Couple years later, I moved out and started dating someone new. All my friends were getting tattoo's and piercing's. I decided it was time to get something. Since I no longer lived with my parents, and my new boyfriend allowed me to do what I wanted to do, I rounded up some courage and started adding. It started with a tattoo, bought by a friend for me. Soon after, I got my tongue pierced. My boyfriend was at work, so I called up my friend and told her she was going with me for support. I knew if I did not go at that exact moment, while I had the thought in my head and didn't take anyone with me, I was going to chicken out.
I had contemplated nearly 2 weeks prior to getting it done whether I really wanted it done. I thought about if i really wanted something in my tongue, would it bother me, would it get in the way when I was eating? I had asked every possible question imaginable about it to anyone that would listen. I wanted to be fully prepared. I came to realize, there is no way to fully be prepared for it.
I was scared to death, I didn't know what to expect, even still after asking a millions questions. I think the not knowing scared me more than anything.
It was done at artistic, the piercer there was amazing. He was so nice and explained what was going to happen. He knew it was my first piercing, he put me at complete ease about the whole thing. As he was preparing everything, I asked if it was too late to back out. My friend yelled yes, and the piercer said its not too late until the needle was through.
He got ready and stood in front of me with the needle, told me to close my eyes. I shook my head, wanting to keep them open but he insisted I close them. So I closed my eyes and he put the needle through, once it was through, I opened them to watch what was happening next. The moment I opened them, I saw blood and that was enough to make me shut them as tight as I could again. He put the barbell through, twisted the bead on and was done. It was done really fast, and a good thing too, because I wouldn't have been able to handle a very long process.
I didn't want to get up once it was done, I couldn't believe I had just gotten my tongue pierced. I was afraid to put my tongue back in my mouth, I think I sat there for about a minute with my tongue hanging out. It was a big moment for me to get that done. It wasn't what I expected it to be, everyone said it wouldn't hurt. It hurt me. I don't know if its because I have a low tolerance for pain, or what, but it hurt. The healing was a long process. It was uncomfortable and I couldn't eat for 2 days. The night I had it done, it took me 2 hours to eat a popsicle. I wanted to take it out, because all I wanted to do was eat.
I did keep it in, its been 6 months now. And I love it.
I've since had 1 more piercing, considering another, and 1 more tattoo. I haven't gone anywhere else except Artistic Impressions, because I find they're the best. Everybody in there is very nice and knows what they're doing. I was really comfortable in there, the piercer allowed me to ask any questions I had for him and didn't make me feel stupid for asking, even thought I felt like I was being stupid.
Some little points I've learned from this is: don't be afraid to ask your piercer anything you want to know, make sure you're comfortable with the place and the piercer. If its your first time, take someone with you - you'll need the support!
Above all, do what you want to do. Don't let anyone stop you from making the descisions that you want, especially an ex-boyfriend. Don't be afraid to take a chance. I wish I hadn't waited this long. Although, I have to wonder if I had got my first piercing years ago, would I be full of them now or would I have stopped after just 2?!
And remember, piercings can always be taken out.