finally someone that dosent say "theyre" edit: if you don't want to read the fight down in the replies, people are hating on me for being grateful because i spelled "doesn't" wrong. :)
@@Autumnpearly that’s rich coming from he group of people who weren’t criticized and ostracized and literally degraded for it it’s funny how y’all always wanna scream racism when racism wouldn’t exist without you or your forefathers
I’m so glad my mom let me decide what I wore and did. She was often confused with my choices, but she let me be me and I’m so grateful for that. Now as an adult I know exactly what I want and how I want it done.
As a teenager, I am apparently not in agreement with all of the other teenagers. I like short nails. Edit.. I wonder how a year later, people found this comment aggravating.. anyways, thank you for you likes! ❤️
but most of teens do, so it's normal to say "teenagers" when most of them do something, but obviously everyone knows that there are exceptions. I prefer short nails too. Mostly bcs I am a gamer and it's better to use keyboard with short nails, so most gamers prefer short nails overall. Don't take these things too serious, people just talk about this type of people, not about you.
I cant do with long nails like I get kinda long but I can only wear long nails for a day before i get them removed '-' I need to be able to pick things up yk?
My mom is the opposite tbh. She believes that it’s your body so you should whatever you want to do with it as long as boys are not involved lmao. She doesn’t like long nails but she’s happy seeing her 4 daughters happy. It doesn’t mean she’s not strict though. I love her alot.
In my personal belief, parents should draw the line somewhere. At my local nail salon, they don't let people under 16 get super long nails because it could damage their growing nails.
@@Ur_neighborhood_simpokay, THAT’S a fair point. I’m a parent and believe in natural consequences. If they have long nails and they break, that’s the natural consequence. However, if it could actually damage their nail, that’s a solid reason. The kid should be coming back and saying that, though, not, “She doesn’t like it.” I’m huge on bodily autonomy, though.
and monitor their influences/ influencers I should say because kids today are just (re)expressing what someone else is already doing on the internet or in society. so how often are we really expressing us?
@@jariemurray2747 but if you like what you’re seeing and think it fits your style and adopt it, that is expressing yourself… part of expressing yourself is trying new things and finding your preferences
So glad my mom lets me be independent when it doesn’t hurt to let me. The freedom to express yourself with clothes, nails, hair, etc is so relieving. I love my momma ❤
I remember in 2006/2007 I would get my nails almost this long, I was in middle school & my mom did nails; a lot of black women & POC have ALWAYS had them. I was TORTURED for them omg. The “popular girls” would be relentless about them & call me ghetto. I’m white passing but my mom is mixed & they’d say awful things. I remember one time a girl slammed a book on my hand and goes “oops” and they all started laughing, like they were trying to break my nails.. (wouldn’t have even broken them, just hurt..) I was known for always having long nails and even into high school girls would post statuses about me when Facebook became popular.. so weird. The same girl I actually searched her fb for the status and screen shotted it because she gets her nails done so long now and always flaunts them 🤨😂 a lot of white girls now have the exact “ghetto” style & nails have become very gentrified if that’s even possible. $200 for a set because a girl is doing the exact work a woman in the hood has done for years 🙃
I was in high school in the 80s back when there were not nail shops on every corner. White girls got their nails done this long so it is not a black thing. One girl who i had a class with i remember had them so long she typed (on an electric typewriter) with her knuckles. I still don't know how she did that.
The short answer is: you don’t, at least in my country. The long answer is: either referees or coaches (usually you coach will check you pre game) will put you in time out and either make you file or cut them. It happened a lot when I was in school/university. It’s not because ‘iTs nOt ClAsSy’ but because playing with nails this long is ridiculously dangerous for both the player (a bad receive could easily tear a nail from the nail bed) and her teammates (she could either scratch or hurt someone’s eye accidentally). It also applies to soccer for similar reasons, especially if you’re a goalie.
@@MabruBlack oh... well at my school I have some girls with nails but they still somehow playing volleyball, or maybe they just skipping it🤠 but i also heard about some 12 year girl with playing at P.E and she accidentally broke it and she cried a lot because of pain I also saw the pic so I can say this is kinda scary. P.s sorry if i made any mistake because i don't speak English really
i used to have my mom drop me off, and she’d always say, “don’t come back with super long nails!” and i always just got them long anyway. she didn’t understand why i liked them like that, but she always got over it
@@microwavedmetal DISRESPECTED pffft it wasn’t that serious… 95% of the time she complimented them. like i said, she didn’t understand. but i never said she was mad. I paid for them with my own money from a job I worked
Honestly my mom let get my nails the length I wanted but the PAIN when they catch much easier and rip your nail off.....I now get them sport length, rounded so I don't stab my eyeballs out and don't end up in excruciating pain. Teens today don't usually pay for their own nails so they don't understand the pain of a day of nails and then ripping them off. Nope. Lol
I paid for my own nails and know the pain of ripping my nail off and my fingernail. 😭 I’ve also had my parents pay for my nails and I’ve never ripped them off when they pay 🤷🏻♀️
that’s how my mom is too! i’m still a teenager but i have my own job and she says if im paying for it i can get it as long as it’s not harming my self.
My bf just got me an airbrush machine for Christmas!!! I love doing my nails and love the style of old school air brushed nails! He listens to me haha I just started practicing on tips can’t wait to do my own
I used to keep my nails long like that-as a teenager. But I never used tips, because a tip would break and take your nail with it. You start SHORT with an overlay and get THAT filled. No more ripped off fingernails.
Why do I agree with this even though I'm a teenager 😅. Because how are you supposed to do anything with super long fake nails. But i don't think the mom needs to worry about her nails
I would get short nails because they’re my preferences. Nails themselves are inconvenient, much more so with long nails. My mom would just want me to consider school while getting my length done
My mama was not about to let me come home talking about. I couldn’t do chores because my nails was too long. 😂 and honestly I’m probably gonna be the same way with my daughter. I turned out all right and the craziest thing is I used to think my mom was all about control and now I see that she just loved me. I look at how my life turned out and my friends of those who let them do whatever they wanted to and I’m so grateful💯❤
Omg same. It's important to differentiate the difference between a controlingredient parent and a loving parent. I used to think my parents were controlling and toxic, but as I got older, I started realizing that they loved me. I had former friends whose parents let them to whatever they wanted, and now, as adults, they think they either rule the rost or belive they are the victims.
Let kids express themselves and they'll move on. If you make it a fight.. it just takes longer. That was my experience. Only if it's things that are only artificial.. let those kiddos express themselves. Every decade is different. You had your fads and phases too lady! We all do 🤣💜🕊
You also have to set boundaries. As a parent you don't let them just do everything because it might be a phase. If it's inappropriate whether for school or to the parent. No means no, shorten them
@@jessicawilliams7885 absolutely! I agree 100%. I was only referring to artificial things that have no consequence.. like me wanting to be "goth" and wear only black for a few months. It will all pass in time, it's just phases. I agree.. make those kids mind 🤣
@@jessicawilliams7885 Totally agree. I was shook when some of the commenters said they had long nails in middle school. What does a middle schooler need long nails for? At the very least make it make sense and keep it appropriate.
Key word I heard is “teenager”. Not a child anymore and therefore should have a little more leniency. But whoever sees the child as a child till they move out is obviously fishing for that *senior assisted home* in the future. They’re nails. Not guns or drugs or lingerie or weave past their asscheeks. And if you’re paying more than $60 for a set of nails where the tips already come that standard length; you’re being cheated anyways 😩
@@akatsukidarwin5557 weave is cool; it’s the weave that goes way past their buttcheeks for no reason that throw me off. Most high schoolers can barely take care of their natural hair and body; but the weave can be buss-down for what??
a TEENAGER is still a minor and I as a TEENAGER whose mom begs her to get her nails done…I see no need to have ridiculously long nails…it’s unhygienic and non functional
@@microwavedmetal lol of course. That’s your opinion for your personal preference. But you really gotta look for extra long nails. They cost extra. Most actual shops won’t do them. And what’s long to you may not be in “standard classification” as long. And if you can’t take care of your nails being longer than your nubs; just don’t get your nails done. Cleaning your nails is a basic part of hygiene
I could never have nails like that, not in my teenage in the 90s nor today in my 40s. I can't do my teenage house chores like washing the dishes, cleaning the floors, etc or my hobbies today like gardening with those, LoL. Those nails were only for the rich people who never have to do harsh jobs, I guess... 😅 PS: I can't/don't have kids, but if I do, I expect them to help me with house chores too, not just lying around in their beds doing nails and looking at themselves in the mirrors or playing with their phones 24/7. Maybe that's why the universe won't let me have kids...just a bunch of cats. 😂
I wasn’t even allowed to get my nails done as a teen 🤣 my mom is a licensed cosmetologist and refused to damage my nails. I was angry then but I’m grateful for it now. when I did get them done it took a long time for them to build their natural strength back up. Also, your built nails free edge shouldn’t really be longer then a third of your natural nails length to prevent them from lifting and ripping; you can make them longer as they grow out.
Teenager speak for “i made a decision and heavily regretted it so now i need to come up with a reasonably believable excuse” *speaking from experience*
My parents let me practically wear what I wanted so long as I wasn't insane with it, long nails were certainly on the long list of things I could wear. I'm in my late 20s now and I know exactly what I like and dislike and am pretty set in my ways, like in the way that a 40 y/o normally is. Holding kids back from trying things, especially teenagers, just holds them back in general imo.
Yes. Not giving kids choice and freedom of expression can hold some of them back when they become adults. Sometimes those are the ones who will follow other people's directions and ideas instead of being leaders or confident in their own decisions because they were never allowed to do so previously.
I mean a lot of these nail shops dont take your nails off correctly When i got my first set they tore em off at three different places So it would make sense not to want your kid to get these
No. Maybe you have no kids yet. But it’s not “holding them back”. Children are free to learn new things and adventure/experience things that will aid them in development. Certain things however, like certain clothing, beauty habits, late night schedules, etc, do not advance children mentally or emotionally. It only makes them LOOK older than what they are, which often brings bad attention from others, OR a bad attitude in the child. It can create a greedy or gluttonous child. Parents aim to avoid that. And they are correct in doing so. My parents protected me from those small things that I thought were insignificant but grew up and understood exactly why they didn’t allow such things.
@@amirahal-wehbi You gave a whole novel for no reason because everyone is different and her argument was referring to discouraging choice and self expression. If someone is focused on controlling something as minor as nails that are on someone else's hand what else do they see for to police? And why does any of that matter? I personally wouldn't care. As long as they were a good kid, following rules, and doing well in school.
@@soufwesthoustontx I know. Most ppl have the attention spans of gnats today. Writing anything more than 2 sentences feels like so much to read to them. I have my view on it. You don’t have to agree with me. That’s fine.
For me, it's not much about the parents but rather my calculator haha. I'm a mathematician and a chemist and most of the times it requires me to type at a very fast pace. It's like touch-typing on caffeine. When I had long nails, my typing time was super slow and I ended up getting the wrong answers just because I accidentally pressed two numbers instead of just one..
I can actually type faster with "long" nails. When I still grew them out a bit (3-4mm max, I'm smol xD) I got around 20 more wpm in the Mavis program xD.
My mom didn’t care for the extra long look , nor did she found it safe for a developing child with constant chemicals and Uv lights , so we met a middle ground.
as a teenager, PERSONALLY** I think not all teenagers act like this and it really depends if your mom is strict or not. I get mid length nails because I do sports like softball. But sometimes I get them short. My mom doesn’t really care as long as they are very long and she makes sure I can work with my hands.
Bro…if ur a mom and ur child is a teenager let her wear long nails let her enjoy her life😭 Edit: y’all I’m js saying that if I was a parent I would let my child wear them. I get why u wouldn’t but in my opinion I would. Seriously js stop😭😭😭
I'm one of those teens that go over the top with creativity and make it come to life! I saw this gorgeous Dior purse that i can't afford because I'm broke so i had a genius idea of practicing doing them by myself (with the help of a friend) and recreate the design on square design nails. I ofc applied the gel base after prepping my nails but instead of leaving it just flat, i made a diagonal grid indentation and textured it further with a nail drill (it's like a file) after setting it. I then applied a thin layer of a semi matte baby pink nail polish then set that too. Then i glued little rhinestones in every corner and on my ring finger i put a little champagne colour ribbon and a pearl. I was so proud of them! They paired well with my victorian/urban style outfit
nail tech here, I LOVE super long nails on myself.. until it comes to doing somebody else’s nails and i have to cut my own down because i butcher my own super long nails in the process lmao
Thankfully I never had to go through that with my mom. She would let me get any design or length that I wanted. its often times worse when you restrict your kids in such a way because they will eventually do things behind your back
Honestly nails are a luxury, if the kid can pay for it let them do their own length. But if their parent is paying for it, then they ought to find a happy medium in length. It’s not as deep as everyone is making it out to be. There’s also the option of press ons that can curated to to whatever to kind wants if they’re buying them. So do what you will with your money but to be upset because your parents won’t let me get a desired length and blame it as not being independent is simply not true.
Okay, so, my daughter is my own because I paid her bills? It's the minimum for the kids. Why did you ever accepted give her something IF YOU WILL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT IT WITHOUT asking O caring about your daughter opinion? Also, we don't have any right to say anything about how our children decide to wear or look like
Okay lol 😂 when I do my cuz's nails she will be like "I want them short , because mom said " ..." How are u going 2 do your work ?" I'm like " what's the sense having long nails " 😅😮 And she is " 33" 😂😂😂😂😂
Yessss. I’ve done my little sisters nails many times and she is now 13 and her mom lets her have the length she wants but she’s literally made her cut her acrylics as soon as she got home after I did them. Of course my sister would lie saying her mom said it was fine when it wasn’t, but then she’d let her wear long press ons. So it would bug me that’s she destroy hours of work because I’m self taught and don’t do it much so one set takes me hours
My mom was the opposite! She'd actually get upset because "they cost the same if they're long or short, so just get the longer set." I never liked them too long. Even when they were shorter, I'd always manage to catch them on something and rip my whole finger nail off. It's amazing I still have nail beds, honestly. My husband always makes fun of how weird my natural nails grow, but he was there one day in HS when I just about bled to death from my finger. Now I just shape and paint them myself, because I've never figured out how to have nails. I'm actually kind of jealous of women who can have them. I think they're so pretty.
I cant handle short nails. I get sensory issues and get anxiety attacks if my nails are too short. I dont even like any dirt, paint, polish, or anything on or underneath my nails
