I didn't really have to get used to them for more than a few minutes. It's hard to explain, I guess. I tend to look past outward stuff ...the outward is secondary, a reflection of the heart. Although I'm not a proponent or fan of tattoos, it is part of the story of who my daughters are inside. And if they began to get more and more ink, it would sadden me because my daughters are AMAZING .....and beautiful! Lots of excessive ink is a signal that something is lacking inside. It's the same with someone who feels they have to have 200 pairs of shoes (purses, watches, etc) or a woman who wears so much makeup you never know what she truly looks like...or piercings that mar the body so grotesquely that you can't tell they're fully human ....something is wrong when things are carried to an extreme.
I have a relative who buys pens ...she is obsessed with them and recently went and spent $100 on dozens of pens ....and she already had a couple hundred or more!! This is an obsession and is rooted in a wound or some unmet need. She isn't well off...she is on a fixed income. That money could be better spent on other real needs that she has, but ....she buys more pens. lol And I love her dearly ...and I don't put her down for buying things she doesn't need. I just try to be available for when she needs to talk.
All this to say ...I don't think it's healthy or right to say this is something people do bc they're part of a certain generation. Putting people in boxes like that isn't good. It sounds like a subtle brainwashing. Rather, we need to bless our children, raise them up in the way they should go, foster their confidence in their God-given value, shower them with truth and love ....and let them grow and blossom into healthy adults who are able to walk on a firm foundation of identity in Christ.❤