Tattage

[stgulik]

Showed 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.

Comments

[justpinkpastel.livejournal.com]

Well, if she becomes a stripper, then there is a possibility she might have a song written about her. Or she could pretend one of the songs was about her..

That is quite a large tattoo, having never gotten one, I could only imagine how long that would take to complete. And the larger the tattoo, the higher the risk of the tattooist screwing it up somehow.

Perhaps you should have her browse through this website before she makes her decision... Although some my not be safe for er eyes, depending on how strict you are with what she sees. No nudity, just crude drawings. http://ugliesttattoos.failblog.org/

[bonsaibetz.livejournal.com]

I followed the link. Some of those are awesome tattoos. But just remind your daughter of what tattoos look like on old sailers, after the color has faded, and the skin sags. And when the skin sags. And the health risk of getting a tattoo. Every time I donate blood, they ask if I've had a tattoo in the past 12 months as hepatitis and other diseases can be transmitted through needles unless the tattoo artist has been very diligent to keep it sanitary.

And then if she wants it removed, remind her how painful laser tattoo removal is as well.

[aurette.livejournal.com]

Show her this: http://kellydotytattoo.com/Tattoos/tattoos_50857.html

[melusin-79.livejournal.com]

when celebrities with tattoos get old and their skin starts to sag, there'll be a trend for tattoo removal -- hopefully by the time your daughter reaches the age of majority

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

I don't understand how someone can get something PERMANENTLY engraved onto their skin when they are young, thinking that they will always like it or be that person. I have changed my "look" SO many times in the intervening decades since youth. I have friends I only see once in a blue moon whose first question to me is "so, what color is your hair now?". If I can't settle on a hair color indefinitely, or a lipstick shade, why would I commit to something as permanent as a tattoo? Granted, I know people who are exactly the same as they were in high school and have exactly the same "look". I look upon these people with pity. They are missing out on the fun of re-inventing oneself.

Also, as others have pointed out, eventually the skin will sag, and the tattoo will just look sad.

[voxangelus.livejournal.com]

I've been deliberating over getting a tattoo for three years now. I know what I want and where I want it. I've drawn it on with Sharpie several times. I have another 25 pounds of weight loss to go before I can get it. I promised myself that 50 pounds = tattoo. :D

[macaparket.livejournal.com]

I want either a dark mark or a DH tattoo. But if I mentioned anything to my mum she's throw me out xD

[stgulik.livejournal.com]

So, I just found this bracelet on Etsy. I think I'll give one to my girl to stave off the need for a tattoo, at least for a little while! http://www.etsy.com/listing/75664291/harry-potter-to-dwell-on-dreams-bracelet