Sandra, how would you feel if your son's fiance had a navel piercing?
It's not really fair to compare my son's fiance to your daughter. She's 31 compared to a 16 year old.

But, I'll tell you what. Prepare yourself because you just never know. I'm learning quickly that how I "feel" about them and what they do at their age is none of my business.

My son announced that she is probably going to go ahead and move in with him NOW, even before they are married. Her apartment lease is up in October and they don't want her to sign for another year. Do I like it? NO! not really. Then again, he doesn't live with me. He owns his own house. I did express my feelings, but tried really hard not to do it in such a way that he felt he couldn't talk to me in the future.

But I do have to give them credit. At least he told me. At least he cared what I thought. He said he didn't want me to be blindsided if I came over and some of her stuff was there. At least they ARE planning to get married.

Again...all of this is old school and southern belle that I am.

(I hope that this is not offensive to anyone. It is just evidence that the times they are a changin' ~ and I'm old!)

So a naval ring? I guess it is all about self expression....and pushing the limits when you are 16 and everyone else is doing it. She may want to do it just because she knows you really don't go along with it.