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

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

NB: If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now!

 

[farouk]

@Jodi FYI, did you see this poll/thread?

 

[farouk]

reading another post here about them fading and getting wrinkly....might cause regret.

It can always be worthwhile going back to an artist after some years for some advice whether having a bit more ink injected would be useful to keep the design looking fresh.

 

[farouk]

@Sabertooth FYI, did you see this poll?

 

[Sabertooth]

@Sabertooth FYI, did you see this poll?

I don't have a tattoo to regret (unless you count where I was poked in the arm with a pencil lead...).

I don't give other people's tattoos a second thought unless they are a spiritual affront. (Even then there is nothing that I can do about them.) Some of my kids have small tattoos, but AFAICT they are benign.

 

[farouk]

I don't have a tattoo to regret (unless you count where I was poked in the arm with a pencil lead...).

I don't give other people's tattoos a second thought unless they are a spiritual affront. (Even then there is nothing that I can do about them.) Some of my kids have small tattoos, but AFAICT they are benign.

Oh okay; thanks for the reply. (The poll has a variety of possible answers, anyway.)

So were you surprised when some of your kids got tattooed?

 

[Sabertooth]

So were you surprised when some of your kids got tattooed?

No. We never stressed that it was wrong, just to wait until they were 18, just in case they changed their mind (kind of like regret, before the fact).

 

[farouk]

No. We never stressed that it was wrong, just to wait until they were 18, just in case they changed their mind (kind of like regret, before the fact).

Seems like now they regard it as a kind of rite of passage after they have turned 18; so, as something they reckoned they would not regret, when they turned adults officially, I guess daughter(s),too, as well as son(s) wanted to do the parlor appointment?

 

[Sabertooth]

Seems like now they regard it as a kind of rite of passage after they have turned 18;...

One "rite of passage" just got pushed back with regards to tobacco use.

 

[farouk]

No. We never stressed that it was wrong...

Young men and women now seem to feel that getting tattooed is a quite innocent thing to do, right?

 

[Sabertooth]

...is a quite innocent thing to do, right?

I would think more "fashionable" than any thought about its innocence. Even my own aversion isn't based on its innocence or guilt.

 

[farouk]

I would think more "fashionable" than any thought about its innocence. Even my own aversion isn't based on its innocence/guilt.

I guess what I should have said is that they really do seem to go ahead and do it without regrets; so you weren't surprised when your daughter(s) as well as son(s) went and did it...

 

[farouk]

PS; @Sabertooth Did you vote in the poll? (there are various permutations of options for answers...)

 

[Sabertooth]

...so you weren't surprised when your daughter(s) as well as son(s) went and did it...

For my daughter (1st-born), I was neither here nor there. My #3 (son) has a mental age of 8yo, so many of his decisions continue to be reckless (and make us wince). He is not under a guardianship, so we have no say in such matters.

#2 & #4 (sons) may have gotten them in the military, but I am unaware of such. Since my decision is not based on innocence vs. guilt, I don't ascribe guilt to their decisions on the matter, either.

 

[Sabertooth]

PS; @Sabertooth Did you vote in the poll? (there are various permutations of options for answers...)

Mine wasn't on there. Neutral.

 

[farouk]

For my daughter (1st-born), I was neither here nor there. My #3 (son) has a mental age of 8yo, so many of his decisions continue to be reckless (and make us wince). He is not under a guardianship, so we have no say in such matters.

#2 & #4 (sons) may have gotten them in the military, but I am unaware of such. Since my decision is not based on innocence vs. guilt, I don't ascribe guilt to their decisions on the matter, either.

I guess what you're really saying is that for both young men and women that come of age now, having it done is part of life...

 

[farouk]

Mine wasn't on there. Neutral.

Maybe the 'rather not say/neutral' option? or maybe this isn't nuanced enough for you...

 

[Sabertooth]

...having it done is part of life...

I think "part of life" is too broad. More "part of fashion."

Was the Sony Walkman "part of life" or "part of fashion?"

 

[farouk]

I think "part of life" is too broad. More "part of fashion."

Was the Sony Walkman "part of life" or "part of fashion?"

I guess I should have said that because of prevailing customs you were not at all surprised that both son(s) and daughter(s) wanted to get inkings?

 

[Sabertooth]

I guess I should have said that because of prevailing customs you were not at all surprised that both son(s) and daughter(s) wanted to get inkings?

I gave no thought to customs, nor do I see that influence "across the board."