Poll: Tattoo regret at various levels...or no regrets at all...

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Okay, so the other tattoo poll expired with results that may suggest some thought-provoking conclusions.

There do seem to be a lot of varying thoughts about tattoos, whether faith based or not; some ppl like them for religious/spiritual reasons; others dislike them, for religious/spiritual reasons. Some ppl regret all tattoos; some ppl regret their own tattoos; others have no regrets about their own tattoos whatsoever.

I thought it might be interesting/significant to try to put together a poll with a fairly comprehensive set of options about tattoo regret — whether the regret might exist or whether it doesn't exist at all. (Thoughts?)

 

(Poll added...)

 

@Heart2Soul Thanks for your vote and 'like'. As a nurse - and as per the quote from the nurse in the OP - I guess you would fit in pretty well in such a hospital in which the profession is so comfortable with its ink, right?

 

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Yes, as grinnurse says, having it done means it's such a great conversation-starter:

Since having it done is proven to work so well, when Christians have the courage to use the parlor for something faith based, then they are likely among those who have the least reason to regret it, right?

 

@rockytopva This is why it's important when choosing a faith based tattoo that will possibly be instrumental in many conversations, to choose carefully and give it plenty of thought before going for the parlor appointment, right?

Thanks for your comment! So did you vote in the poll?

 

@rockytopva Thanks for the thoughtful comment. For a lot of tattooed Christians, it's probably not just a matter of going to the parlor because it makes them feel good, it's probably also - as far as faith based designs are concerned - having the courage and motivation to have it done because of the convictions that the design expresses: expressed convictions that would ideally be least regretted among designs.

They are in any case very effective conversation-starters, aren't they?

Great text there from 1 John; I do love that Epistle.

 

@Nancy Thanks for your comment!

I agree with what you say about the Holy Spirit, indeed.

"...just about everyone I know has at least one!" Yes, when people want to say something about themselves in a reasonably deliberate and formal way, today the parlor is where people so often go to express themselves; while decades back it might have taken a bit more bravery, today ppl seem to be able to do it confidently and naturally & seemingly unregretted (not least, women; or, rather, should I say, especially women, who pursue it openly and wholesomely).

Thanks for voting in the poll also!

 

PS: @Nancy Your comment is really very similar to J.B.'s, above, when she says:

Seems like so widely now it's gone far beyond the stage of ppl saying or thinking, 'Oh, look, she has a tattoo...'

Now so widely for so many it's seemingly established as something - unremarkable and unregretted - that they expect to do and almost expect others to do.

(This state of affairs now also for a lot of Christians seems to open the doors for faith based tattoos - as witness tools and personal reminders - to become something viable to use the parlor for.)

 

@Waiting on him As regards the subject of this new poll, you recently talked about your daughter who wanted to become a tattoo artist: I'm sure she - for one - doesn't regret her ink at all, right?

 

(Did you vote in the poll, BTW?)

Yes, it does cost a bit; though those who do it regularly seem to advocate it as a rewarding and unregretted experience, anyway. Seems that those who do aspire to having ink on both arms and legs will also eventually aspire to some piercings; not automatically so, but not unusually.

 

Thanks for your vote (and based on your past comments I think I can guess how you voted...)

 

@Waiting on him ...and particularly if she spiritually prioritized generally, would you even somehow regret it if she did indeed have inking done as extensively as you said she aspires to?