<p>I dont mind tattoos at all, but some really look bad. So many kids at my high school get tattoos done by amateurs for low prices, and boy do they look so horrible! </p>
<p>I’m planning on getting tattoos in the future, however, but they will be definitely done by professionals, and will be thought through cafefully, and of course they will be my own designs.</p>
<p>I’m honestly waiting for the stigma surrounding tattoos to completely break; looking forward to being a doctor sporting some tats haha. I cant imagine why or how anyone could be so incredibly offended by OTHER people having tattoos. </p>
<p>At Christmas someone asked how I felt about my son’s (financially independent 24 y.o living in another city) forearm tattoo. I shrugged my shoulders and said it doesn’t really matter. It’s not my body. I can’t see why it’s worth expressing an opinion at all. </p>
<p>If one of the boys got a forearm one, it would bother me I have to admit. I don’t mined discreet tats much anymore but I like the discreet part. I went to a wedding this summer and the bride had an interesting tat in the middle of her back and she chose a dress with a low v in the back and the dress framed it. I guess I had never seen her in a bathing suit and didn’t even know she had it. It was the first time I was at a wedding of a young person where the tat wasn’t half hanging out some part of the dress which in my opinion a half a tat truly looks awful. </p>
<p>I was walking around NYC today. I saw a nice looking young lady in her 20s with a colorful bird tattoo on her neck. It was so huge it covered her entire front neck. I really wonder if she would regret it some day. The only way she could cover it up would be with a very high turtle neck.</p>
<p>Yuck…agree oldfort. It’s the one that seem to crawl out of clothes that bother me the most. If she manages to keep that neck one she’ll be hating herself around age 50 when her neck goes. </p>
<p>S1 showed up for Christmas with another tattoo to add to the collection. This one is on the inner part of his arm sort of right below his arm pit level. I’ve lost count on how many he has now. Does a whole leg sleeve count for just one,lol?
He’s almost 28 years old. It his life and his body. </p>
<p>D got her tattoo. Husband (who has tattoos and happens to know several tattoo artists) accompanied her to the lovely private studio of this accomplished painter/tattoo artist. Husband has great trust in him.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update! One of my bio profs used to say that it was important for a biologist to be able to draw well. Your D is certainly talented in that aspect. Make sure she keeps an eye for possible signs of infection or allergic reaction, and if anything does not look right, she should not hesitate to see a doctor, so both her artwork and her body will be ok. </p>
<p>I do not mean to scare you, but both your H and your D should consider getting tested for Hepatitis C (for your D, in about a year or so), because unlike other nasty viruses, this virus that can survive on surfaces for a long time…</p>
<p>I’ve never really understood that argument. Then again, I’ve had the same hairstyle since I was 3 and have worn the same clothes for 10+ years so I don’t seem to fall into that fickle category. </p>
<p>^^ It’s not an argument, but a point …10 years is one thing, come back with that when you are in your 50’s and let’s see if you still feel the same way . Why the difference with men ? If you asked my husband ( or most men I know ) if he wanted to change any decor in the house, paint , flooring wall paper, etc , they would likely not care as compared to me, or most women I know . We change our minds and tastes evolve.
I too have clothing that is old , but it isn’t permanently attached to my body.</p>
<p>Sorry, I align more with your husband. None of that stuff makes any difference to me. Heck, my parents repainted their entire house and I never noticed- and they went from a neutral to a bold color. </p>
<p>I think few people, men OR women, think of clothes or clothing styles to be permanent, and the same goes for hair. Clothes tear and wear out, or we change shape by gaining or losing weight, or jobs for which different types of clothing is required. Our hair can grow out, be cut, FALL out, thin out, change color, etc. We KNOW it’s all temporary.</p>
<p>Tattoos are KNOWN to be permanent and anyone I know who has one (myself included) would likely look at getting one far differently than getting a hair cut and color or a new sweater. And men’s tastes can certainly evolve, while others can care about the way a house looks (like mine). Blanket statements are rarely accurate.</p>
<p>I would suppose there are people who will not live with regrets for marking their skin , just as there are those who will be sorry they chose to do so.
I know that I will never regret choosing not to tattoo myself .
No one on either side will change the minds of others on the pros or cons of tattoos.</p>
<p>As people we are always growing , learning and changing. Whether it be clothing , hairstyles, decorating our homes , hobbies , etc, I don’t know too many who don’t look back at themselves in pictures that are decades old and not question what they were thinking wearing this or that. </p>
<p>“Tattoos are KNOWN to be permanent and anyone I know who has one (myself included) would likely look at getting one far differently than getting a hair cut and color or a new sweater… Blanket statements are rarely accurate.”</p>
<p>^^That’s a blanket statement, too. Sseamom, there are plenty of folks who regret getting a tattoo as well as there are plenty of people to whom tattoos have a much deeper meaning than just decor. The former group most likely got one while being simply immature, under influence, being egged on by peers, or because they thought it was “cool” at th the moment. The latter group comprises people who were already emotionally mature and had carefully researched their design, artist, etc. when they got theirs. I suspect there is a third group that resents their tatoos but would not admit that getting those was a mistake because people in this group never make mistakes - never ever! So it is not all or none.</p>
Sseamom, there are plenty of folks who regret getting a tattoo as well as there are plenty of people to whom tattoos have a much deeper meaning than just decor. The former group most likely got one while being simply immature, under influence, being egged on by peers, or because they thought it was “cool” at th the moment. The latter group comprises people who were already emotionally mature and had carefully researched their design, artist, etc. when they got theirs. I suspect there is a third group that resents their tatoos but would not admit that getting those was a mistake because people in this group never make mistakes - never ever! 
So it is not all or none.</p>
