I know that tattoos are fashionable with young women but did you ever think?

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what will your grandchildren think when granny is 85 and frail and has tattoos, it doesn't seem right to me, nanas are supposed to be all sweet and light, I don't get it, if my daughter ever had a tatoo i would cry, to cover up a scar maybe, but just on a whim I think I would be very angry and she is 20, I can just about cope with her tongue, but I like the belly button, it's pretty with a crop top. Does anybody else think that tatoos are horrid! men not so bad if they are tasteful, and what about having somebodys name embossed on your body and then they go and dump you!? what then? next boyfriend deals with another mans name permanently in his face? Why do you/they do it.

Answer 1

if my grandmothers were still on this earth i would be proud of their body art not embarrased then again i am biased as i have a great number of them myself

Answer 2

Q."what about having somebodys name embossed on your body and then they go and dump you!?"
A.-These are easy to have covered with another tattoo...and it sometimes looks even better that way.
Q."Does anybody else think that tatoos are horrid?"
A. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it is not our place, as humans, to judge another's choice, be it wrong or right in our eyes.

....As far as tattoos go, I have a gothic "M" on my lower back. I thought long and hard before I got it almost four years ago and it is very pretty. When I was more "out-of-control" (as some would call it) I had four other tattoos planned out, including an entire back piece!! As I got older, I thought about how I want to look at my wedding or even when I wear revealing clothing...and I decided to tone things down. To this day I only have that one tattoo. When girls get tattoos, it is usually to show them off...then comes the wedding day where the tattoo is hanging out and that is when some (not all) realize they went a little over board. If your daughter gets a tattoo, it is, in the end, her choice. It is nothing to cry over. Besides...I never even knew that my grandmother had a tattoo because she never worre clothing that showed her shoulder blades. I think no less of her for it and no more of her for it.....her body. Not mine.

Answer 3

It's partly/mostly a fad thing. However the idea of a tattoo on a young person is more a fitting in to a circle of status, or type of peer pressure. At some point when that young lady is grown she may wish to have it medically removed through laser surgery. But as for them being excepted in grandmother-hood, that all depends on how society views it. Speaking that society as a whole, the opinions and views of the society evolve right along with us. I am not sure what your generation is but, in my parents generation, tattoos were for a lesser class form, someone that others would sneer at. Back in the days of freak shows a tattooed woman was strangely popular. But that was a long time ago. I think that people today have adopted the Idea that they will be better accepted by wearing one. Al ot of times when you see someone with a tattoo, there is a purpose behind that tattoo. For a example marking a special point in that persons life, or a memorial for the passing of someone special. And as you mentioned, to hide or conceal an ugly scar.
I think that you may want to find a documentary on this subject. I will probably serve your knowledge better.
I hope that I could provide you with some knowledge and steer you in the direction that you were hoping. Good luck!

Answer 4

I think that by the time my generation is 85, everyone will have a tattoo or piercing story to tell.

I like to think of it as getting the most out of my life and that I do things for myself and not the concern of a future life that might not exist. My mother told me "Don't you ever come home with a tattoo." So I moved out...(by the way, since doing that I make a very good living and for being young have a lot more than most can say)

I did get a tattoo, several in fact and work as a professional piercer. My mom finally saw my tattoos and she didn't cry like you figured a mom with a mindset similar to yours would do. She smiled and was in awe at how nicely done they were. I get my tattoos for ME because of personal and meaningful experiences in my life. She also understood that as an adult, I am legally allowed to do those things and I am in control of my life and the consequences of what I do. I have openly accepted that I won't look sweet and nice when I am older, but looks are everything. People who shun or look away are being ignorant and unfair. I suggest you open your third eye a bit more and try to see things from the other side.

Oh, and not everyone gets names tattooed on them...

Answer 5

Why on earth would anyone wonder what their grandchildren might possibly think? Anyway, a grandchild would grow up with granny or grandpa being just as they are! If they have tattoos, or bushy eyebrows, or no hair, or have lost a finger, so what? Does the child care? Of course not, that is how Granny is, and if she is nice to them, then they love her! They probably LIKE the tattoo on her skinny old bum and ask to see it, and want to hear the story of why she had a seahorse or whatever drawn on it when she was 20!

I have two daughters, both over 18. One has a very nice tatt on her lower back - very pretty picture. I dont mind it at all. I like it. Why would i have cried when she got it?Why would you if your daughter did? She is herself, not an extension of you. Do you think it makes her imperfect in some way?

I agree that getting names done is silly. And of course some tattoos are done badly and look awful. I personally think tattoos on places that cant be hidden could be a mistake. A girl might want to wear a lovely evening dress, and then a big tattoo on her bosom or upper arm looks chavvy (in my opinion).

You ask why they do it? Well obviously its partly fashion. Hardly any girls had tatts when i was a teenager.

I would be more upset if my girls had their tongues pierced, like you say yours has. I think THAT looks far worse than a tatt and i think it might be dangerous. If it went wrong you could lose your tongue!!! (maybe not a bad thing with some chatterboxes! - only joking!!!!!!!!!!!).

The one of my girls who HASNT got the tatt has her belly button pierced, and i also like that. She has a very flat tum (unlike her mum!).

Oh well, just my thoughts, but really to get back to your first sentence, i really really dont think when you are 85 it matters if you have tattoos or not! My mum is nearly 91. If she had a tattoo it wouldnt make a blind bit of difference to her grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren.

Answer 6

Well due to the fact that now from even twenty years ago tattoos are growing in popularity that by the time that I have grandchildren in oh say another 30 years tattoos will be even more mainstream and maybe even mandatory. I feel sad that you would cry because your daughter was showing her individuality and being her own person, maybe she'll get MOM . I don't agree with getting a boyfriend or even a spouses name tattooed on oneself, I would get my Mom, pets or grandparents though, spouses and boyfriend may come and go family is forever. I think most well designed and planned out tattoos are beautiful works of art that should be worn with pride, not something that should be done while drunk or as a whim.

Answer 7

First off Why is it ok for men to have them as grandpas and not women? Very, very sexist! It's not a "fad" thing with most people it's a symbol of something that happened in their lives. Nanas can be sweet and light and still have tattoos. As for the names on your skin then get dumped, it still symbolizes a time in that persons life. It most likely was a happy one and if not it reminds them not to make the same mistake again. Tattoos are not horrid they are a part of peoples lives that they want to mark permanently. Don't judge someone for something that you don't understand. It's all art just on a different canvas. If you don't like them then don't get one just don't sit there and judge everybody else that has tattoos. Personally, I have 4 tattoos, one of which has my husbands name on it that i've had for 14yrs now and one has my childrens names on it and plan to get a few more and my children love them. Yes I got my husbands name on me back when we were just beginning but it was a time in my life that I wanted to remember forever no matter how long we were together. My husband put my name on him at the same time. I know a few older people that have tattoos and they are the sweetest and best grandparents you could ever want. You sound very sexist and are very judgmental of people. You are no better than the rest of us.

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I love seeing old folk with tattoos because each one usually has a facinating story behind it. My grandfather is a WWII army air corps veteran who sometimes got together with his old buddies. I used to love hearing the stories about their tattoos and found them facinating.

I'm not a parent, but I am an aunt and my neice and nephew think that my tattoos are great. I'm very much looking forward to being the cool old auntie in the family displaying her ink on her wrinkled skin proudly.

Your daughter is 20. That means she's a big girl and can do what she wants. I personally have no use for navel and tongue peircings. They're overdone and I think they're kind of trashy looking, but that's just my opinion. Know what that means? Just that I won't be getting one. To each his own. If your daughter decided to get a tattoo, she is the one who will have to live with it. My mom loves to show off my ink, often to relatives that she doesn't particularly like and knows that would not approve. ^_^

Answer 9

Let your daughter be an individual thats the most important part of the prosess.Check out my 360 there are true japanese bodysuits on there done by tattoo masters on females.I think they can look fantastic if done well.Let your daughter make up her own mind she's a woman and an adult.Name tattooz can be seen as extreme though if your in love at that time it doesent really matter.I had STACEY tattood at the bottom of my sleeve but had it covered up after a fight.Nothing tattood is really permanent cover ups are common place these days so don't worry just chill and let these things happen.

Answer 10

to have any name tattooed on you, you would have to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic !!!

Tattoos are personal choice, your not going to be walking round showing your body off at 85 are you and who care what anyone else thinks. The grandkids would probably think that grandma is cool or just normal, with the amount of women with tats these days all grannies will have them by the time we hit grandma age.

Answer 11

i'm sorry you are so closed minded! this past weekend my husband and i went to a tattoo convention (our first) and i saw people there that were both young and old! i saw people that were 50+ years in age there with tattoos and piercings, mohawks and more. when we all get old, we're going to be who we are. and when i do have grand children, they are going to know from the get go that i have tattoos and they are going to love me for who i am. they won't know any difference. i won't be any less sweet or nurturing or "grandmotherly" just because i have ink in my skin.
sadly too many people assume that the tattoo makes the person but that is just not the case. if you saw me sitting at my computer right now you would think that i look perfectly normal. you would never ever think that i have any tattoos. but i do. large beautiful art that i am proud of. maybe one day you will realize that tattoos are not for scummy people they don't make you trashy or bad. tattoos can be beautiful art.
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