I cut all the tags out of my t-shirts until I was about 12.
You mean you were able to get used to the tags? How did you get over that itchy feeling?! I still have holes in the backs of all my shirts from ripping the tags off. Cutting them doesn't work because it just leaves a little bit of tag there to still scratch on the back of my neck. The only way to be comfortable is to just rip the tag off and live with a hole in your shirt.