Originally posted by spokes

thanks for the reassurance . i was half-expecting a flurry of mother-style "what the he!! do you want another hole in your body for?!" ... which i worried about for no reason. as usual the te women's cycling forum is very supportive.
As the mom of a 17 year old daughter I just had to respond

Actually your piercing idea makes more sense than many. I mean, it's in a private, easily covered area, so no one has to know you have it. You don't have to worry about it keeping you from landing a good job. And, my guess (based on my own experience with piercings) is that if you tire of it and go without jewelery for a few years, it'll probably pretty much "grow over".

Now just don't tell my daughter I had a nose-ring at one point, ok???