As a thirteen year old in a computer class with high school seniors,I never realized I'd fall in love with body modification.You see I met a girl named Kat,covered in tats,an eyebrow pierced here,libret there and then,her tongue. God was it lovely,this little 14 gauge silver barbell in the center of her pink tongue.I remember grilling her everyday with questions about how it felt before,during and after it was done,how they did it,why she did it,how to take care of it,what were the down points if any and so on and so on.I used to go home and night and think about it so often
At A Glance Author CherryChicka Contact CherryChicka@bme.anon When A year ago Artist Name Unknown Studio BADA BOOM & TATTOO INC Location 6720 CERMAK RD BERWYN, IL 60402 that I would come to class the next day with more questions for her.
Ever since,I'd been convinced that a tongue ring was the thing for me,so at 17,with convincing my mother that I'd quit smoking if she took me to get my tongue pierced off we went to Bada Boom.I knew it was a clean place because I'd just,a week previous taken my friend Kim there for a tat and had observed their autoclaves and such.The adrenaline pumping through my veins,my mother's bitchery about how ugly I'd be afterwards running through my ears,we we on our way.When we finally pulled up into their tiny parking lot my hands began to shake.I was slightly terrified,everyone I knew said it wouldn't hurt,but that was NO reassurance.Besides,it wasn't really the pain I feared,it was more or less,getting used to it afterwards and no longer admiring it as much as before I'd gotten it.As we're walking inside my mother pulls away and says she can't do it because she knows it's going to get infected and I'm going to chip off all of my teeth(she's a dentist) and be a horrible freak of n ature.
After an hour of re-asurring her while sitting outside in the car,we're back on our way inside.FINALLY,WE MAKE IT THROUGH THE DOORS!!They ask what I want,have my mom and I sign some forms and while she sits down in the waiting area all panicky,I watch the guy in the piercing room set up his equipment.My hands are all sweaty now and I'm actually a tiny bit afraid of the pain when he calls me back into the small crowded room.He notices the scars covering my left arm from my earlier cigarette and incense modification days and says "shit,and your afraid of this?!"I rinse out my mouth with some Listerine and am told to stick out my tongue while he searches for the right spot to pierce and marks it with a waterproof piercers marker.Then he tells me to hold a folded paper towel beneath my tongue because it might drip(saliva,not blood). He grabs it with the forceps,tells me to take a deep breath and then...Riiiiiiiiiip,the most wonderful feeling ever,not pain at all,just temporary s hock while you actually feel something inside of you split in two seperate directions!!!!He then adds the barbell and it's all done,so quickly and wonderfully.As we're leaving my mom is bitching at him for not using clean equipment(which they do)and he's bitching at her telling her that it's obvious I don't really care that much for cleanliness of body mod because the third degree burn scars are proof of that,which she freaks out about and further goes off on him.The whole while this tattooed guy in the corner and I are just watching the both of them and laughing like crazy!!!
The days that followed were filled with lots of listerine,ice cream(even though you shouldn't use milk products because of the high bacterial content)and a new understanding of the beauty one person could truly possess.I kind've got obsessed with mirrors for awhile,I guess it was just so beautiful I couldn't help but stare at it for hours.I believe that if anyone EVER fights out against body modification,they need to realize that in this world full of sadness and despair,full of women hating their bodies and then neglecting their minds,if something makes you feel like you are a lovely deserving,beautiful person,do it!!
My advice to anyone considering a piercing,tongue especially,be sure,100% positive that the place where you get it done sterilizes all of their equipment and is clean.Make sure that the people that work there are cool enough for you to feel comfortable asking any questions before or after they pierce you. If you aren't sure if you want to get pierced or not,think about it,the piercers will always exist and so will the site of the piercing,so take time. Also,don't allow yourself to fall into the trap of believing it will only look good if the gauge is smaller because it will be more unique.It will only look good if it is the size,shape and place that YOU want it.Don't modify yourself for anyone else,do it for your spirit,your mind,your body and your soul and you will get such a huge benefit from it,I guarantee.