To start off, i'm not your average female. I've always had my own ways of looking at things reaching levels of thoughts that wasn't even compatible for kids at my age. I keep my friends limited, but always had many associates, who liked my unique style. Thats where this tongue ring comes into place. It signifies the ready and willing potiental I carry, not that oral invitation most people are known for a person having one. I'm the most curious person I know, ask questions like no other, but set a border for myself that only lets me go so far.
At A Glance Author shakita_banita Contact shakita_banita@bme.anon When A week ago Artist some lady Studio swapmeet Location In Long Beach California Anyway I've always wanted to get my tongue pierced since I was 13. It was something about the look that just intrigued me and I just had to have it. At the time it didn't seem appropiate for me to proceed with this curiosity because of my age so I thought about it alot but left it alone. Even though I wanted it done, I didn't want nobody to do it,but myself. It was times when I would work up enough urge to get the sewing needle and get it started, but never would go through with it. I had heard from a friend you could pierce it yourself by taking a sewing needle and burning the tip till it turned brown, take a piece of cut apple, place it under your tongue and drive the needle through quick until u hear the sound of the apple being pierced as well. So basically thats where i got the idea of doing it myself, for the simple fact I didn't want to have to go through my parents trying to get it done the safest way. See, I hate rejection and I didn't want to bring up the subject o nly to hear "No, your too young..." and go off into this uncalled for lecture my mom would have up her sleeve. As for my dad it's just simply out of the question, don't even attempt to ask. I was young and although i'm mature about most things, this particular matter I was being childish and unaware of the full extent of the consequences of doing such a thing.
Close to my birthday, like a few months, me being 14 at the time, I decided to see what exactly would my mom think of this. To my surprise she didn't have a problem with it at all. In fact she wanted hers done too and wanted us to go together where she would know everything turned out fine. I was shocked. I live with my mom but I see my dad every two weeks. So my dad didn't know of any of this. I felt I had one parent's approval why bother and she didn't bring up talking to him about it neither. So i'm at eased and waiting patiently till the time comes to go get one. A month goes by, nothing. I ended up piercing it myself at home one night while watching t.v. It didn't hurt much but i did feel pain. You wouldn't believe what I used as a tongue ring until I got one, an ear ring!Me and moms went to the movies that same night. She thought I was crazy and told me she hopes my tongue isn't infected. Everyone I talked to at the movies thought the same thing. And my tongue was so f at from swelling, the earing couldn't hold the hole and the bottom closed up just leaving the top pierced, so I took it out that same night. So don't try it, because it's not reliable.
Still on a mission to get my tongue pierced, I'm now 15 at the time, I go and get a tongue ring to proceed with repiercing it at home again. It's like through out this whole time I would lose the thought about having a tongue ring and be on other things in life, kind of like a give up procedure I had going and the idea would reappear. I never did repierce it and lost that tongue-ring I bought, but instead at 16,the age I am now, I went to the swapmeet with my bestfriend, whos had hers pierced for over a year now, and we intentionally went to consume time since it was close by her house and we had nothing to do, but we ended up passing the station where she had hers done and they were having a $35 sale on piercings. I was thinking what the heck lets do it.Sat down, the lady made me numb my tongue with listerine, and told me it would be quick. When I saw the needle and how big it was compared to the sewing needle, that sort of freaked me out and I started having doubts, but sh e told me to relax, take a deep breath, she clamped my tongue and went through. What hurted was that last piece of tongue before it's through. I kind of squealed on that part and drove down in my seat, causing the bottom to be a little bit to the side. Not exactly centered. Almost through one of my veins. But I have a small tongue and mouth so it's basically near the tip. A little over 1in. and a half from the tip of my tongue to the tongue ring.
It's been a week and I can eat almost anything, but I'm still learning how to pronounce all my words with it . Alot of my words end in an "Sh" sound and it used to be hard to pronounce "Th" words such as "there", because my tongue ring is right where I bring my teeth down on my tongue to say such words. It bleeds sometimes, but hasn't lately, but it used to. I can pretty much play with it and i'm just waiting for that last piece of tongue to heal right in front where there was a little swollen bump. It felt like a lie bump, what you would get on the side of your tongue that hurted, only it was in front of the tongue ring. No signs of infection, in fact I gargle listerine like every hour just because and today 9/7/02 I have a dentist appointment so my doc can look at it and tell me if everythings fine as well. My mom is a little cautious about where I got it done, at a swapmeet. I even think about it sometimes, but so far so good. I just started school 5 days ago and everyone s shocked because of my innocent appearance, but they call my tongue ring pretty because they think it's cute, which is the type of attention I like. My tongue looks great all I can say IT'S ABOUT TIME!