It's no big secret that MTV's Teen Mom stars are fans of body piercings and tattoos. Between Maci Bookout's new ink and the beginnings of Kailyn Lowry's back tattoo in honor of her son Isaac, I can't keep up lately!
While Lowry may be stoked about her back ink, lately she's feeling not-so-fond of her lip ring. The MTV star spoke out on Twitter Friday, saying that "it's been like 4 years [and] I'm kinda over it." After getting a heavy slew of backlash about being a mom with a lip ring from her followers about her lip ring being "appropriate," the mom wrote back, "I don't care how many tattoos & piercings someone has. That DOES NOT determine what kind of parent he/she is."
I may not be a mom, but I'm with Kailyn on this one. The tattoos and the piercings you have are YOUR business and shouldn't affect anyone else.
On most occasions, tattoos and piercings are something you've thought long and hard about. You've decided that this is something you want. That's the key phrase: YOU. Whether it's a tattoo commemorating a lost loved one or a piercing you and your mom both got on a vacation to the Bahamas -- these are things that YOU have to live with. They're personal things. Things that mean something to YOU.
I can understand as a celebrity it's got to be super hard to constantly hear the criticism for your decisions. However, at one point or another, Kailyn knew that a lip ring was something SHE wanted. Plain and simple: Now, she doesn't want it. She's entitled to get rid of it. Does that mean that she won't take what people have to say to heart about her parenting skills? Of course not. But at least she can breathe easy knowing that she's making a decision that SHE wants.
Are you a fan of tattoos and piercings? Do you have a tattoo that means something special to you?
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I think some are cute, and some are trashy. Whatever. It's not my body! I would probably get one if I wasn't so afraid of the pain!
I am a mom of about to be 3 and have had tattoos since i was able to get them. I have 7 and each one has a special meaning to me. I plan on at least 4 more. Ive had piercings too. None of that has anything to do with parenting. It doesn't matter whether you have tats or piercings or none at all. I'm pretty sure I'd still be the same person with out them all. Only difference is I'd be a little less colorful :)
I have a tattoo on my wrist that's the awareness ribbon for the condition that my daughter was born with, congenital diaphragmatic hernia. It also has a quote that means everything to me in regards to her-it says, "As for me, I know nothing else but miracles." I also have a tattoo that I'm getting altered in December that will be much more meaningful. And when my daughter gets a little older and starts writing her name, I'm going to get that for a tattoo.
I'm 28, a mom of a 2 y/o, 1 y/o and a 9-wk-old, and I have 6 tattoos and 6 piercings. Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a great mom. My body decorations have no effect in my parenting.
i am a 41yr old mother who currently has 12 tattoos (3 of which my 22 yr old son did for me) he has 14 both my ears are pierced 4 times and i had my eyebrows and nose done till they got infected (he has 2 inch gauges in his ears) from the time my son was 7 i have dyed my hair blue or pink (dye didn't work on his hair when he tried it at 16) growing up around me taught him to be an individual and taught him to be true to himself no matter what negativity others throw at you him and his friends found me cool and opened up to me with there secrets and problems being me gave me a doorway into there world where i was able to make a difference i'm in a wheelchair and have many health issues but if you talk to the kids you don't hear about illness you hear about strength and joy and the crazy mom i am
I'm not a big fan of any on myself though I've tossed around the idea of a really small one somewhere discreet. I've seen some cool ones though. I think my husband would have some issues with me getting a tattoo or piercing. He's kind of a traditionalist that way.
I don't think it says anything about your parenting though.
I have seven tattoos, my nose, lip and ears pierced. My tattoos are all things I thought about and they all mean something to me. My piercings are things I wanted and things I like having. I don't think tattoos or piercings make you anything other than a person who has tattoos and piercings. People and parents come in all different types, no one has the right to tell you you're a bad parent just because you've got some body art. Parenting is determined by actions, not ink and not piercings.