My kid wants a tattoo for Christmas.....

rockin robin,

i would agreed with posts..

mostly parents not happy with kids have tattoo underages that unacceptables till over 21 years old that would be ok must approval with family what mean words..

i didnt have tattoo on my own but i have respect my family..

i have ear piercing when i was young and my mom not happy when i get more ear piercing i got 4 that would be enough!!
 
rockin'robin said:
Well, I put my foot down and said "NO"....His arguement is that his best friend, who is 16, is getting one. I know the mother, and will talk with her about this....He went to bed "mad". He'll get over it in time.
"Tatts" or tattoo's are getting more popular with high school students.

Thanks for all the input! You guys are the greatest!
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Good for you. Both my boys have a LOT of tattoos, but they got them when they were 18 and older. They paid for them with their own money too. I have a tattoo and I was in my mid 20s when I got it. (My mother would have NEVER let me had one to start with.) Getting a tattoo just because yer best bud is getting one is a piss poor reason to get a tat. Honestly, I didn't even know you could get a tattoo in any state without being at least 18...I know in some states you can get charged with child endangerment if you allow your child to get a tattoo under the age of 18....and social services will take them out of the home as well.
 
sheila022 said:
There's Princess Albertina piercing as well...oh god...to poke another hole down there...>.<
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! *cringing and grabbing crotch* *snort* BWAHAHAHAH! Oh yeah, like us ladies need any more holes down there for guys to try to get into. LOL:laugh2:
 
Bottesini said:
I would say no until he is legally old enough and has a job and pays for it. Then he can never blame you if he regrets it later.
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+1 That's what my parents told me. I could get one as long as I found a way to pay for it myself and when I got old enough cause they weren't going to sign any permission papers for me.
 
sara1981 said:
rockin robin,

i would agreed with posts..

mostly parents not happy with kids have tattoo underages that unacceptables till over 21 years old that would be ok must approval with family what mean words..

i didnt have tattoo on my own but i have respect my family..

i have ear piercing when i was young and my mom not happy when i get more ear piercing i got 4 that would be enough!!
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The difference is that you are 29 years old, still living with your parents and they are supporting you. Until you become self-sufficient and on your own, you will have to respect their rules.

I live with my parents to, but until recently I had a job and was paying my portion of the bills as well as my own bills such as vehicle payment, insurance, cell phone, tuition etc. As well as paying for my DD's needs/wants. But because I am living under their roof, I have respected their rules and have not spent money on tattoos and piercings when the money could be better spent elsewhere for actual necessities. My theory is that tattoos and piercings are a luxury item and are number 1,000 on the list of things to do in relation to other more important things that should and need to come first such as housing. Thankfully I have found part-time work and will likely end up working 2 or 3 part-time jobs until I can find a full-time job.

When you are living under someone else's roof you need to respect their rules. When you are living under your own roof, you can live by your own rules.
 
Bottesini said:
Can you possibly have any idea how much I wish I had not Googled that? :barf:
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I learned something after googling that. When I read "Prince Albert", Queen Victoria and tobacco brand name came to mind. Yeah, I am shocked at that.
 
Good on you, Rockin' Robin for standing firm when you refused to grant permission for a tattoo.

He doesn't need it, in my opinion. Like all other posters, it's a good idea for him to wait until he's 18 and he has saved up for this 'treat'.

Remind him that if he had a tattoo now and doesn't like it a couple years later then a laser removal of the tattoo would be far more expensive than getting a tattoo by itself.
 
I know the feeling about the tattoos. Couple of my friends who got tattoos in their early 20's and now they are in late 30 and they did regret of having the kind of tattoos that they want them to be removed. apparently early 20 yrs old and late 30 yrs old have opinions that has been changes over 10 yrs later. So, Play it safe, to say "honey wait till you become a legally old enough to get it without blame me for allowing you to have it".

I am not comfortable with it too, just because I am a tattoo virgin. eh.
 
IMHO, for your son to ask at such a young age is very risky in judgment.

I have 6 tattoos and I had my first when I was 25 and my other 5 smaller ones when I was 27.

I was able to reserve judgment on what kind/size/shape tattoos I wanted to permanently mark on my body as well as the place of my body.

I was wise enough to put the tattoos on my ankle/toe area so I could cover them up if I had professional priorities that would conflict with having tattoos, etc.

Stick to your guns otherwise your son will use this situation to his advantage as he gets older. First tattoo later on he will want something much more riskier in judgment.
 
Dixie said:
The difference is that you are 29 years old, still living with your parents and they are supporting you. Until you become self-sufficient and on your own, you will have to respect their rules.

I live with my parents to, but until recently I had a job and was paying my portion of the bills as well as my own bills such as vehicle payment, insurance, cell phone, tuition etc. As well as paying for my DD's needs/wants. But because I am living under their roof, I have respected their rules and have not spent money on tattoos and piercings when the money could be better spent elsewhere for actual necessities. My theory is that tattoos and piercings are a luxury item and are number 1,000 on the list of things to do in relation to other more important things that should and need to come first such as housing. Thankfully I have found part-time work and will likely end up working 2 or 3 part-time jobs until I can find a full-time job.

When you are living under someone else's roof you need to respect their rules. When you are living under your own roof, you can live by your own rules.
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Very well said, Dixie.

Even when I was married with Aghori and we lived with my parents temporarily, we had to abide by their rules for such a short time although we hated it.

It was their house and we had to respect it. You just said it so well.
 
I remember those days when my boys then teenagers wanted those tattoo. I told them NO not till you are living on your own not while you live in my house and follow my rules. When you live on your own and I do not care what you do with your own body.Guess what they did not have a tattoo on their body to this day. They are now 24 and 27. It costs alot of money and they have to pay their own bills, my youngest one still not get a tattoo till he pays me back all of $$ he borrowed from me. Now he is married and his wife won't let him have one. Anyway my father in law has one and it is soooo ugly and worn out. Gross me out.
 
Good idea to postpone the tattoo until he is 18. By then, his taste will change. Think about what you liked at 16, and imagine having it tattooed on you somewhere. My guess is that 90% of people 40 and older would be regretful of the choices they would have made at 16. To give it a permanent spot on my body? No thanks.
 
My father said to me "if you are thinking about getting tattoo, pregnant, nose pieced, please do it after you had left home then I would support you but not while you are under my roof!" I didn't leave home for good (i was between places (school, then college then travelling) until i was 27 and don't regret what my father had said. Few of my friends who had tattoos at young age wished they didn't have tattoo and they are stuck with it for life!!
 
saywhatkid said:
Good idea to postpone the tattoo until he is 18. By then, his taste will change. Think about what you liked at 16, and imagine having it tattooed on you somewhere. My guess is that 90% of people 40 and older would be regretful of the choices they would have made at 16. To give it a permanent spot on my body? No thanks.
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Yeah, I catch ur drift....I've seen a few very tasteful tattoos...and a lot of bad ones, and some going overboard with 'em!
One thing, tho'...is seeing "older" ladies with tattoos....not looking very "grandmotherly like".....moreso like old Harley ladies.
Plus, these days, kids are apt to have their b/f or g/f's name tattooed on them....bad mistake!

My son is OK today! Pouted yesterday, but is now watching the Jets/Pats game...nothing like a good football game to take a kids mind off of stuff.
 
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