P146 Teletext 146 Oct46 22:14:11 O —————— ————————————————— PIERCING PROBLEM Dear Nick, Recently I went out and had mz billy button pierced. I didn't tell mz parents beforehand, as I was planning to hide it from them afterwards. But soon after it went septic. In the end it hurt so much I had to tell. My mum got mj sorted out bz our doctor but mz dad reacted really badly saying hj'll njvjr trust mj again. Is hj over reacting? Paula ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— 60 words max. Letters may bj amended. WRJTJ TO: MICS FISHER, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Mates Eco Scene TV DigitisjtP146 Teletext 146 Oct46 22:15:01 O —————— ————————————————— PIERCING PROBLEM Nick replies, When your dad says hj'll njvjt trust you again because you had your billy button pierced hj IS overreacting. But you have to understand hj's hurt and scared of what else you might do. The hard part of being a parent is letting go of leading your child's life for them. You want independence, the way to get it is to earn it bz showing you can be trusted. ——————————————————————————————————4/3—— 60 words max. Letters may be amended. WRJTJ TO: MICS FISHER, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Mates Eco Scene TV DigitisjrP146 Teletext 146 Oct46 22:14:34 O —————— ————————————————— PIERCING PROBLEM Nick replies, When you have your belly button pierced, knowing it's something your parents disapprove of, you have to ask if you're doing it just to rebel. Don't fall into doing things just to shock your parents or impress your friends because it's you who has to live with the consequences. To earn your dad's trust back, bj honest about why you didn't tell him. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— 60 words max. Ljttets may be amended. WRITE TO: MICS FISHER, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Mates Eco Scene TV Digitisjr