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So i was browsing through stretching vids on youtube this morning and found one in particular that sparked my interest. This kid I was watching looked pretty young for the size his ears were at (1 inch, 25mm), and in the comments he posted that he was 13 years old. Now i never will down talk anyone but a 13 year old with inch ears puts me in an uneasy position because of how young he is.
I have been modding since i was 16 years old but in my opinion, 16 is still quite young to be modifying your body permanently. I may be wrong and please bring in the criticism but my question to all of you is, is 13 too young to be at an inch? Do you feel old/mature enough to be making those kids of decisions when you are 13 years old?
*keep in mind that i am all for modding, and i will be modded for the rest of my life, so i have nothing against it!*

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Yeah i kinda wonder what the parents are saying with a 13 year old kid that's running with inch lobes haha

*update* the kids ears are now 1 1/4''...* WOOO damn thats big for him

if hes at an inch he probably stretched really fast. also if i did some of the things i wanted to do to my body permanently id be seriously fucked up. i had no sense at 13 i still dont and i dont think you should be doing these kinds of permanent things to your body at such a young age.

well. i'm 13. i only have 6gs though.
i have 3 friends. two have 00's and one has an inch.
they're all 14.

I guess stretching is becoming a trend earlier and earlier...
i do hate that its a trend now'a'days, and that people only do it to look cool...
kids starting to get into it dont realize its a lifestyle.

Wow, if he's 13 and at an inch he probably stretched waaaaaay too fast!

Anyway, if I had children I'd let them get their ears pierced (with needles at 14G or 16G) probably around age 10. But only if they were willing to take care of it, and be patient enough to do sea salt soaks. If they were interested in stretching, I'd let them have 8G and below probably around 14-15 since that size doesn't look much different than a "normal" piercing when the jewelry's out. Then when they were 16-17 they could move up a size or two, and when they turned 18 they could do whatever they wanted. I'd still remind them that they need to think about their future careers, though. I'd also be there to remind them how to stretch safely.

Those numbers aren't set in stone, that's just how I see myself dealing with my hypothetical children wanting to stretch their ears. =)

ChartwellKerr wrote: kids starting to get into it dont realize its a lifestyle.

This is exactly it! And I think there's a popular misconception that stretched ears of almost any size will close up.

i totally agree with your idea on what age to get what gauge, that's probably the best way to do it
but yeah i think that kids think that stretching is just another piercing, when its clearly not. Its not something that you can take out like eg. lip ring/nose ring and only leave a small small mark. This is something that you will either have to get surgery to sew up or just live with an irregular size hole in your ear for the rest of your life.
kids these days

corazon_de_oro wrote:Wow, if he's 13 and at an inch he probably stretched waaaaaay too fast!

Anyway, if I had children I'd let them get their ears pierced (with needles at 14G or 16G) probably around age 10. But only if they were willing to take care of it, and be patient enough to do sea salt soaks. If they were interested in stretching, I'd let them have 8G and below probably around 14-15 since that size doesn't look much different than a "normal" piercing when the jewelry's out. Then when they were 16-17 they could move up a size or two, and when they turned 18 they could do whatever they wanted. I'd still remind them that they need to think about their future careers, though. I'd also be there to remind them how to stretch safely.

Those numbers aren't set in stone, that's just how I see myself dealing with my hypothetical children wanting to stretch their ears. =)

I feel the exact same way- and I have a daughter, 4 years old and the timeline you just mentioned is pretty much what I'm thinking, if she says she wants piercings/ to stretch.