babysister138's Blog

Rule in my home is...No Tatoos, No body Piercing (other than single piercing in you ear after 14) on body parts until you are out of the house and paying your own bills.

When you are in a gang or a gang wannabe then a tatoo goes along way.

even if not gang related this has been a trend for a while.

They wont need jobs so there is no worry there :)

Texas state law no one under 21 can get a tat even with parental consent, so they are getting illegally, or doing it themselves.

Ya know....I always find it funny how alot of people say that the ones with tatts, long hair or piercings will not go a long way or get good jobs.

I work for a worldwide company full of engineers and administrators and I see alot of this.

Alot of jobs are not that anal anymore.

It's not only gang members that get the tatts or gangster wanna-be's....alot of men and women come back from the services with them.

You are right Scotty.

My daughter has been gettin tats without my consent since she was 18, she's now 20 and she has a very good job. You're right LMK, alot of companies just don't care that much anymore.

Oh, and my hubby and I both have tats and have never been in a gang or had any desire to. So, it's not just gang members and service people that have tats. Alot of regular people have them, too

not allowed in my house under my roof. when you live on your own and pay bills....go for it.
my company is strict about tatts and piercings. public perception is very important.
and btw, you are suppose to be 18, but i know many girls who have the "tramp stamp" on their lower back....and they were not 18. the police do nothing about it.
I told my daughter to wait until she was 25 and if she still wanted it, i'd pay for it. the girls at school have done it. i use to joke about a 4 leaf clover on my behind so i could be a lucky azz. she asked if she could do smart on her's...to be a smart azz. no tatts on either of us. hopefully by 25, she will realize it's stupid. especially watching her aunt on her wedding day trying her best to cover tacky tatts while wearing a beautiful wedding gown. that memory is still vivid in my daughters mind, and she was 78 when they got married.

The only difference between tattooed people and non-tattooed people is that tattooed people don't give a darn if you don't have a tattoo! How does it go around here?!?.... just sayin'!

I say to each thier own, Chatterbug.

I have 3 of them and have no problem with anyone over them.

Unless, they are the kind of people that arn't bold enough to tell me what they think.

But, even if they are, I will tell you.....It's my body, not yours. If you don't like it, stop staring at it.

If you want one, get it...if not then don't.

But, no one needs to go around judging those who do.

It does not make anyone any less than you because they have a tattoo. It's thier character.

It used to be that a tattoo was something considered risky or even low class. Now it's become a fashion statement, although it can become a costly liability if you want to get certain professional jobs. Any teacher at our school who as tattoos, even military tattoos, has to have them covered. I have seen fairly young boys and girls, some as young as 15, with extensive tattoos. So, it has to be with parental consent. Parents must be clueless.

Like I said before....they will do it with or without your concent.

I hid it from my mom for a whole year.

Oh, and btw....my son...who is now 24..has a wonderful wife, who is a nurse and has just landed him a very good job working security for a very big business that I am sure everyone here walks into atleast a few times a month.