Ken asks…
I need ideas for explaining why i want this tattoo, help?
So, first off, I am 20 years old, and I know I am old enough to go ahead and get a tattoo without having to have my parents sign anything. But, here’s the thing, I still live at home (no intention of moving out yet, still in school working hard on a degree to make the money to move out), and my parents are super strict and conservative. And when I say strict, I mean they do not really like it when I go out and am not home by like 2am. Weird but I’ve accepted it so its whatever. However, due to recent financial events that have occurred in my family, I have been using a two word phrase to somehow keep myself going and not giving up and such. “Always believe” is the quote I want but it’d be in Latin of course. I am still making sure of the phrasing, I don’t want the wrong translation on my body. I’ve already figured out where I want to place it, my left wrist, so that I can see it everyday and never forget the phrase. Plus it’d show that me and my parents pulled through and made it. So its not like its a distasteful tattoo, its got a real meaning behind why I want to get it. I’m actually thinking of whether it would be better on my right inner wrist because I am right-handed, I don’t know yet but inner wrist for sure.
Back to the issue though, my parents are really against things like this (i.e. piercings and tattoos and going crazy with hair colors and stuff like that), and they were really mad when I added second piercings to my ears at the age of 18. I still plan on getting third and then a tragus but those will come much later. They threatened to kick me out of the house when I got my belly-button pierced a few days after I turned 19. Its healed fine so there weren’t any issues, just that my mom hates seeing it, which she doesn’t often because I do not show my stomach off. So I want to get this tattoo and I want them to approve of it, I actually even want my mother to choose the font style. I just have no idea on how to explain to them that I really want this and that it would mean so much if they agreed to the idea. I know placement would be an issue, apparently to my career path (high school teacher) but I feel it’d be a motivating story to tell my students in the future. Plus I can hide it with a thicker bracelet if anything comes up.
Any ideas on how to explain this to them, money would not be an issue, I’d definitely pay for it myself, as I did the piercings. And taking care of it would not be an issue, I know what to do. Its just getting them to agree to it within the next year or so and not looking at me like I’m going to go and do something more drastic (I prefer small tasteful tattoos, not body covering ones, on my body).
I just need a good list of reasons other than what I already have and ways to get them to say the ok and then not mind looking at it in the future before I move out of my house.
Thanks in advance to all. 
admin answers:
I can relate. My mom is SUPER agains any kind of body mod. This is how i explained it to her:
1: i dont modify my body because i want others to look at it. I am not trying to impress anyone or shock anyone. I alter my body because the way i see myself inside should reflect how i see myself on the outside.
2: body mod is much like interior design, some people like there home plain. White walls, no art on it, simple carpet.. They are pleased with just this. Some people like to paint there house in poka dots, put up lots of art on the walls and have mosaic flooring. Its just a personal preference. You must be comfortable in your living space, just like in your body. And if tattooing it, piecing it, dying your hair, whatever, makes you happy than thats for you and you should do it.
Michael asks…
Is getting a tattoo a good idea?
I am 18 years old and want to get a tattoo. It is a well thought out and small tattoo (the size of a thumb nail) that i want to go on the inside of my wrist. Now I asked my friends and they all said yes, but they’re also college kids, I asked my mom and she said no because it would look bad for future employment say if I wanted to go on a professional interview or whatever.I’m trying to be reasonable and responsible and think this out a lot before I actually do it. I think it would be easy to cover up with a bracelet or something like that and definitely with long sleeves, but I could be wrong. Any advice from anyone if this a good idea or not, or if it really will be that hard to cover up for interviews and such? Thanks
admin answers:
Tats: you don’t know where the ink is from, the FDA have gotten many reports from people who are allergic to the ink.
Lasers have made it easier to lighten tattoos, but it’s not as easy or as reliable as many people think. Lightening a tattoo generally takes several treatments and can be expensive. How well it works depends on the tattoo. Many tattoos can be lightened until they are much less noticeable, but usually a trace of the tattoo remains.
Also, some tattoo colors are harder to remove than others. Laser treatments can turn some tattoos darker instead of lighter, or change them to a different color. The same goes for “permanent makeup,” which is a kind of tattoo. It depends on what ingredients went into the tattoo ink to produce the color.
But it can be hard to find out what’s in tattoo inks because they usually don’t have ingredients listed on the label. Very often, even the tattooist doesn’t know what’s in the tattoo ink because the company that made it considers the formula “proprietary” (pro-pry-uh-tar-ee). That means it’s a trade secret.
Here are some more facts about tattoos:
•FDA has not approved any color additives for injection into your skin.
•People who get a tattoo should not give blood for a year afterward because of the chance of infection.
•Although it happens only very rarely, some people may have an allergic reaction to the dyes used for tattooing. Imagine being allergic to something that’s been injected into your skin.
•Or, the tattooist may make a mistake. Who wants to wear someone else’s mistake forever?
Speaking of forever, how often do you change your mind about your hair, your earrings, or the clothes you like to wear? It’s not so easy when you change your mind about a tattoo.
Listen to your mom.
Nancy asks…
Perfect Christmas Present?! [Plus I Have Gift Ideas,So PLEASE Answer!]?
Ok So I KNow What Im Gettin My “Close” Friends. *[GoToForever21 Online & Go Look At Their Accessories! Nail Polises For $2.80! They Have GREAT SMall Presents If You Need To Buy For Friends, Or Stocking Stuffers] But My Best Friend Kaeli [Kay-lee] I Want To Get A Silver Bracelet [Not Sure WHat Style.. Help?] I Want To Get It Engraved. Maybe Something About Us? Idk. But I REALLY Want A Great Saying To Go On The Outside Of It. Something Very Meaningful It Cant Be Long [She Has A Tiny Wrist Lol] But I Dont Want The “..When The Rest Of The World Walks Out” Or Anything Cheesy. Please Think Of Something You’d Put On There For Your Best Friend? Thanks In Advanced. Happy Holidays!
Sorry, Should’ve Been More Clear. I Am Planning On Putting “Kaeli & Caitlin [Christmas 2009 (Maybe?]” On The Inside.. I’ve Seen It Done Lol. But I Dont Want “Bff’s” Or Something I Could Buy At A Dollar Store On It :/
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A King James Bible.
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