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stgulikShowed my 14 year-old daughter this page of Harry Potter-themed tattoos. Now she wants one.
This is the one she liked best - at least, she liked the sentiment, if not the sheer acreage the girl in the picture devoted to it.
"It's too big," she said. "I might want to get a job some day."
"It's along her side," I countered, playing devil's advocate for some unknown reason. "What job would you take where a side tattoo would be a problem?"
"Stripper," she answered promptly. I walked right into that one.
Luckily there's that "not until you're a legal adult" rule. We made that rule years ago regarding tattoos, piercings, marriage and the military, and it has saved us many an argument. I have no doubt she'll get one someday, but I hope she chooses a more timeless piece of work than this.
This is the one she liked best - at least, she liked the sentiment, if not the sheer acreage the girl in the picture devoted to it.
"It's too big," she said. "I might want to get a job some day."
"It's along her side," I countered, playing devil's advocate for some unknown reason. "What job would you take where a side tattoo would be a problem?"
"Stripper," she answered promptly. I walked right into that one.
Luckily there's that "not until you're a legal adult" rule. We made that rule years ago regarding tattoos, piercings, marriage and the military, and it has saved us many an argument. I have no doubt she'll get one someday, but I hope she chooses a more timeless piece of work than this.
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Date: 2011-09-30 05:07 pm (UTC)There has been a lot of good advice on this thread that I will be sharing with my kid.