I've wanted to get my belly button pierced since I was 14. My parents were against it and refused to take me although I begged them many times. They said that if I wanted it that bad I could wait until I was 18 and I could go and get it myself. They didn't want to have anything to do with it. On my 18th birthday, I knew it was time to do it. My parents said they didn't want me to get it, but that it was ultimately my decision and that they wanted me to be happy.
At A Glance Author anonymous When A month ago Artist Joe Studio Big Kahuna Location Boca Raton I went with my best friend to this place called Solid Imafe where she and my other friend both got a tattoo. When we get there it turned out that their piercer wasn't in that day. GREAT,WHY DIDN'T I CALL AHEAD OF TIME?! I was really upset. I had my heart set on getting my belly button pierced on my birthday. If I would have just called the place ahead of time I could have avoided alot of extra driving, but whatever. Determined to get my belly button pierced that day, we went on a hunt for Big Kahuna. I had heard of it through a friend that got her belly button pierced there, but had no clue where it was. I really suck at directions too, and so did my partner in crime Lindsay. We called for directions and after about 45 minutes of driving around in the pouring rain we finally find it. I'm surprised we even got there in one piece, I cut so many people off. So, we run from the car to the place and get DRENCHED. I mean we were completely soaked. When we got there it looked like we had both just gotten out of a pool. The guys thought it was pretty funny but they were kind of nice about it.
The guys there were super nice and took really good care of me. My biggest fear going into this was that they would use a dirty needle or something creepy like that. I was also afraid that the tattoo guys would be rude or mean and scary looking. They were so cool though. They had like five thousand tattoos and piercings everyhere. I don't know how anyone can even go through that. I definitely think its overkill. Anyways, They made me feel really comfortable with what I was doing. They were so friendly and cool. I felt totally at ease. I'm glad Lindsay was there for moral support. I would never go by myself to get something done.
Joe was my piercer. He was cool. He opened everything in front of me, so I knew it was all clean and everything. That really made me feel at ease. I was afraid I would feel uncomfortable and would want to leave and things would be awkward. I was so nervous while he was cleaning my belly button and getting everything ready. I was freaking out. I was so afraid that it would hurt really bad. And it did. It hurt alot to me, but it was definitely worth it. Everyone I knew that got their belly button pierced said it didn't hurt at all. LIARS. I thought it hurt alot. I guess I'm not very good at handling pain.
I picked out a pink "banana" ring. It costed $50. I really didn't like the hoop rings. I thought it looked really cute once it was done. Driving home right after it was kind of hard. It was really stinging. I should have made my friend drive me. I was happy that I finally got it done though. I was so excited. Part of me was still in shock that I actually did it. It seemed like one of those things that you always dream about but that never actually happens. But that wasn't the case. My parents even admitted that it looked cute. My brother Eric didn't really like it though.
The first few weeks were rough, it was red and crusty, and very irritated. It hurt every time something touched it. I was scared it was infected. Of course my parents were all like " we told you so". I hated it. My mom told me how terrible it would be if it got infected, etc. and I didn't want her to be right. I just kept following the cleaning instructions and it kept getting better. Now it's been about a month and it's almost completely healed. I couldn't be happier with it. I want to go back to the same place to get a tattoo later this summer. Everyone likes my piercing and tells me how nice it looks. I'm really glad I got it done. If you're thinking about it, go do it!