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I think having a tattoo means a person is a little more open minded and whatever tat they choose is their own choice.
...or it can mean that he/she is just a conformist who is engaging in a behavior only because he/she sees others who are doing it. Especially with those who are in their adolescent years, there is a pack mentality that seems to dictate that everyone in the group needs to do the same thing in order to be accepted.
Please share, what do you think is a silly and/or ridiculous tattoo?
I think the tattoos some people get after losing a bet, or the ones where people get a business's logo tattooed so that they get free tacos or oil changes for life or whatever are pretty stupid. It's not a bumper sticker--it's forever
I have 2 small tattoos in places easily concealed for work. I don't really care if anyone else doesn't like them or thinks they are silly cause I didn't get them for you. I got them for me. They are meaningful things that took time for me to choose and I regret nothing about them except not getting them sooner.
Here in tattoo-rich SoCal, my friend got so sick of her friends asking about tattoos and why she didn't have one that she got one of a single dot on her big toe. So now she can say she "has one."
Nothing wrong with that ChiGal17 and it seems like you put some thought into where to put them so you can look professional at work. That's smart. Some people go way overboard with tats and they look terrible in the professional work place.
They are not for me and honestly I've never seen one that I thought was even remotely attractive. That doesn't mean that I don't respect any one elses decision to get one. I do believe that some though needs to be given to the future when or if you do decide to get one.
To each their own. I am not a tattoo person because I cant think of anything I need/want on my body for life. And I am really annoyed by imperfections that if it wasn't perfect, I would obsess over it.
But what I tell my kids, if they ever choose to get a tattoo, follow a few guidelines
1) make sure its something you really want
2) pick an area you can cover and understand that depending on where life takes you, you might have to cover it a lot (I know a preschool teacher who had to wear pants year round at work because of a calf tattoo she got as a young adult...she lived in a very hot climate)
3) research your artist...I have even said I would pay the difference between a walk in person and a real artist if they were et on having one.
4) never get one while intoxicated
For my daughter I might remind her if she gets one on her stomach before she has kids, it might turn into a hot mess after
So stupid tats to me would be any breaking those guidelines. I have seen some TERRIBLE work, ridiculous tats...and of course facial tattoos.
I have 2 small tattoos in places easily concealed for work. I don't really care if anyone else doesn't like them or thinks they are silly cause I didn't get them for you. I got them for me. They are meaningful things that took time for me to choose and I regret nothing about them except not getting them sooner.
^^^This. I just got my first tattoo at 42 years old. Didn't do it because anyone else was doing it or because I was seeking acceptance from anyone. I did it because I wanted it. It's small and discreet (it's on the inside of my wrist, so I could cover it if I wanted to, but frankly I rarely do). And it's meaningful to me.
It's an animal that is the nickname my family gave me and that is closely related to my real name. When my nephew was a toddler, he couldn't say "Aunt [realname]" and it came out [animal name] instead. He's 18 years old and still calls me by that animal name. He and my other niece and nephew have never referred to me by my real name. The animal name has stuck, and it will likely always be.
I'm thinking about getting another one on my other wrist in a similar style. My father referred to me by another nickname; interestingly also an animal (with an alternate spelling). We just lost dad about a month ago, so I'm considering commemorating him in that way. I like the idea of thinking of my loved ones every time I glance down.
When I was in school, I knew a guy that wanted to get a tattoo of Chester Cheetah, from the Cheetos commercials. Do they even use him anymore? This was over 20 years ago.
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