Guest wrote:Where do you live????My daughters are of similar age and would love to have tattoos like mom but UK law says min age 18 to get tattooed. How old were they when they got their tattoos?
Well, that's true but I know some people who got their tattoos at such an early age. So probably some tattooists make exceptions or it might be that if the parents agree, the children can have it done. You can have a try if you want. At the risk of sounding self-righteous, I'd rather not let my very young children have tattoos - they aren't mature enough, they might do it on a whim or under peer pressure and will regret it someday. But it's your choice, it was just a highly personal remark on my part, so don't take it as indoctrination.
As for me, I don't have anything against tattoos and I quite like them if ithey suit the person. My grandad had his forearms tattooed when he was in the army. I think he did it because it was almost
de rigueur that time there and I think he sort of regrets it now. He once said he was young and foolish back then.
He doesn't cover them all the time, though, and I think they suit him in some way.
My dad's classmates envied my dad because of that (my grandad was very handsome and well-dressed, too) and he wanted to have a tattoo, too, but my grandad talked him out of it.
Well, I think a (tattooed) dad is not much of a discouraging force, so I reckon it was him (my dad alone) who changed his mind.
I can't be (and I don't want to be) extensively tattooed and I am well advised to opt for tattoos that are easy to cover up as I'm becoming a teacher. I don't think it's a problem everywhere, as it's getting socially acceptable, but I'm rather conservative in this respect and I won't take the risk of being judged solely based on that, either. I do think that school isn't a fashion show and you have to stand for things that are permanent (well, tattoos are permanent as in they last forever, but...you know
) and not to project the image of merely following trends and fads. At the same time, I'm sporting black or conspicious coloured nail polish and a bit of an extravagant but still reasonably elegant look...what a hypocrite I am!
Of course, when teaching I'm aiming to look a little more conservative.
Just one question for our extensively tattooed mates. I know some extremely impatient people who are extensively tattooed.
How do they have the patience for that if they don't have it in other situations?
I know it's a stupid question, but I'd really like to know. I'm basically a patient type of person but I can't imagine doing that. A small tattoo is not a big deal, but getting fully covered is an entirely different kettle of fish.
