I really like getting pierced, It's one of the best feelings in the world. But, anyway I guess I should say that I'm kind of poor, so I can't really afford to go to good places to get pierced, it sucks, but it's worked out so far...
At A Glance Author Erin Contact Erin@bme.anon Artist Frank Studio Mike's Location Hatboro, Pa The first time I saw a nape piercing was on Sean, on of my friends. I really liked it and decided I wanted one. After that I kept seeing people with napes pretty much everywhere I went, and I was like "Yeah, I need get this... " So, like a good kid... I asked my mom. My mom thinks getting anything pierced is barbaric and wrong, I knew this but I figured I would ask anyway... So she said No way, that is disgusting... So, then I asked my dad. My dad rules.
He said he thought it was a cool idea, but he didn't want to take me because my mom is a pretty scary person when she gets pissed off. So I figured I would just torture my mom until she let me get it done (that's what worked for my tongue...) That lasted for a while...
So one day, my dad and my mom got in a huge fight... I don't remember, but it was pretty bad. They wouldn't talk to each other for days... So about the third day into their fight, I had stayed home from school to go to the doctor because I was pretty sick. I was thinking and I just got this great idea...
I went into my dads room and said "Are you still pissed at mom" and he said yeah and mumbled some pissed off language... I don't know what he said but, anyway, I thought I would continue our conversation.
So I said... " I know what will really piss mom off..." and he was all... "YEAH! WHAT?" and I was like take me to get my nape done... he said get dressed, we're going... I was so excited, I can't even tell ya.
So I went to the doctors, and on the way back we went to Mike's. (The place I got it done) So, he asked if he could help me and I said yeah I want the back of my neck pierced, and he goes... what, you want your name tattooed on the back of your neck? And I was like... what? So then after I said it again he was like oh ok, come on back.
There were a bunch of people in the place, and this girl asked if she could watch, so I said sure. (She ended up holding my hand, anyway) So he told me lay down, and marked me. Then had me stand up and mark me again, and he asked if I was ready, so I said yes.
So he had me take a deep breath, and when I exhaled he pushed it through... pretty slowly. It felt good, and it hardly hurt at all. He put the jewelry in, and he asked how I felt and I said I was good. He had me stand up, and then I felt him unscrewing the jewelry, and I was like what the hell are you doing? And he said... well I kind of missed and it's crooked... So he just pierces it again out of no where and puts a new barbell in. This time, it hurt pretty bad.
So he asked me if I was ok again... I said yeah, and stood up, and fell right back down. Then, he told me that I was turning a nice shade of green, and had me lay down and drink sugar water. So I was laying there for like 15 min watching American History X, and I finally got up, and my dad drove me home.
I never felt it after getting it pierced. I cleaned it with antibacterial soap, and used Neosporin, and I think it is healing ok. However, It was pretty red for a month. It isn't with a surface barbell, it's just a regular one, which kind of sucks, but it's healing alright, so I guess it is alright. I'm not sure though, it still like crusts a lot.
In school, I'm pretty much the weird loner that no one talks to anyway, so this added to the "positive" reactions people have toward me. But who cares, right. The best was this really preppy girl that I hate walking behind me... I hear OH MY GOD! I turn around and she's staring right at me... I just smiled and kept walking, and she was still screaming "IM GOING TO PUKE" and she ran into the bathroom. I hope she puked, but I don't know if she did.
I really like it, and I think it's very beautiful. I want another one, but that will probably have to wait until I'm 18, or my parents have another fight. My mom still doesn't know I have it done, and she just thinks that it's the new style to wear a hood all the time...
So, that was my nape experience...I didn't find it neither negative, nor too positive... but whatever its cool.