kimblebee
now my thoughts will be worth 5 cents
- Joined
- May 28, 2009
Right now, I’m feeling equally mad, and that I’m a huge hypocrite.
When I was 19 I got a tattoo. It’s on my left outer thigh and it’s a smiley sun. It’s maybe 1 1/2” across? I don’t regret getting it and I want to get another one.
My daughter is 17, 18 in October. She’s very quirky and artistic and that’s what I love most about her. About two months ago, she got a package delivery and the customs label said it was tattoo ink. When she got home from school, I asked her why she bought it. She then confessed that she had given herself a stick and poke tattoo and had done them for a few friends. My daughter is a major hypochondriac so if she says she’s doing it safely, I believe her. It is small and is near her ankle and is actually very subtle. It’s of a butterfly. I wasn’t super happy about it but I let it drop.
Just now, she came home from work and was sitting on the couch catching me up on her day. I looked over at her and noticed a black splotch by her knee. I said ‘what is th......is that another tattoo’? She said yeah.
Here’s the hypocrite part..I got mad at her for this one. It’s a lot darker (granted, it is fresh) and it’s bigger and way more noticeable. I told her enough..no more tattoos.
She doesn’t get why I’m mad because I was ok with her first one AND I have one too. Mine was done in a shop so I know everything was sterile. Plus, mine is coloured and ‘regular’ tattoos don’t have the stigma that stick and pokes do (think prison tattoo). Sure, it looks nice and detailed now, but how’s it going to look in 30 years? Plus, unless she plans on wearing pants every day of her life, people will notice. I’m afraid she will regret it down the road.
I’m hoping in a few years it will fade a LOT and can be passed off as a birthmark lol
Parenting is not for the faint of heart..
When I was 19 I got a tattoo. It’s on my left outer thigh and it’s a smiley sun. It’s maybe 1 1/2” across? I don’t regret getting it and I want to get another one.
My daughter is 17, 18 in October. She’s very quirky and artistic and that’s what I love most about her. About two months ago, she got a package delivery and the customs label said it was tattoo ink. When she got home from school, I asked her why she bought it. She then confessed that she had given herself a stick and poke tattoo and had done them for a few friends. My daughter is a major hypochondriac so if she says she’s doing it safely, I believe her. It is small and is near her ankle and is actually very subtle. It’s of a butterfly. I wasn’t super happy about it but I let it drop.
Just now, she came home from work and was sitting on the couch catching me up on her day. I looked over at her and noticed a black splotch by her knee. I said ‘what is th......is that another tattoo’? She said yeah.
Here’s the hypocrite part..I got mad at her for this one. It’s a lot darker (granted, it is fresh) and it’s bigger and way more noticeable. I told her enough..no more tattoos.
She doesn’t get why I’m mad because I was ok with her first one AND I have one too. Mine was done in a shop so I know everything was sterile. Plus, mine is coloured and ‘regular’ tattoos don’t have the stigma that stick and pokes do (think prison tattoo). Sure, it looks nice and detailed now, but how’s it going to look in 30 years? Plus, unless she plans on wearing pants every day of her life, people will notice. I’m afraid she will regret it down the road.
I’m hoping in a few years it will fade a LOT and can be passed off as a birthmark lol
Parenting is not for the faint of heart..