<p>Okay, I’m feeling a bit calmer today.</p>
<p>She looked at a few college brochures with me last night. She found one with a “pretty” campus, and another that doesn’t require freshman to live in the dorm. Both are good academically. The “pretty” one would actually be a bit of a reach for her. The dorm thing actually seems to be a big issue for her. She seems to freak out at the concept of sharing a room and bathroom with somebody. Considering she is the world’s biggest slob, I don’t know what she is afraid of.</p>
<p>She is talented at art. I actually helped her research art/graphic design programs for a while. She decided they were too much art, and started to lean towards advertising as a major before this tattoo thing came up again.</p>
<p>I think she understands the internship required to be a tattoo artist, and doesn’t expect to be fully trained in a two week course. She has told me that having to tattoo yourself is a common requirement. </p>
<p>If she ends up being a tattoo artist, so be it. I just want her to have every opportunity in life. I have never heard anybody say they regret getting a college degree. And I fully expect her to come home with a tattoo first semester. At least it would distract me from looking at what she has done to her earlobes.</p>