All my friends tell me to get tattoos- Serious Peer Pressure! (girls, neighborhood)
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Everyone who is anyone at school, at work, in the neighborhood and all around town have many tattoos. Men, Women, Professionals and Blue Collar Workers. It is the topic of the day. When my friends get a new tattoo everyone wants to look at it and compare notes. Tattoos are talked about non stop.
My friends tell me that I am too old fashioned and tell me I should stop thinking they are trashy. I bet I would have many new friends if I got tattoos just like them.
Is it common for people who don't have tattoos to feel like an outcast?
Whatever you decide to do, you do it because you really want it. Don't do it just because of peer pressure. If you succumbed to peer pressure, you will later regret your decision.
I don't have any tats and I don't feel like an "outcast". OTOH, my son-in-law has tats and has told us that he would like to have them removed. Different strokes for different folks.
My son worked in show production , worked as a sound tech and was in a rock band and did not or stil have a tattoo. He said he wanted to be different and not like anyone else. He dated real pretty girls and married one. Don't be afraid to be different and if they won't be your friend because you don't have a tattoo they are not worthy of your friendship or time. Real friends accept you and respecially your choice not to be like anyone else.
I can't even imagine that all people talk about is tattoos... there is something more to this. Regardless, if you want one, get one, if you don't - don't.
Whatever you decide to do, you do it because you really want it. Don't do it just because of peer pressure. If you succumbed to peer pressure, you will later regret your decision.
This. Unless you are bringing the subject up to them, they are pushing boundaries. You get to do what you want to do, and they get to do what they want to do. If they are pressuring you, and it isn't a case of you making comments about their tats, then I would indeed look for nicer "friends."
Hey, I'm with you. Don't jump on bandwagons. They're usually just full of mindless followers.
Hear that? That's the beat of a different drummer. March on, puddin'!
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