For example, some teens show their feelings to their love ones by getting tattoos of their names or getting a tattoo that reminds them of the one they love or lost. When I turned 15 two years ago, I wanted a tattoo in Old English of the two most important women in my life, my older sister Pamela and my mother Leticia, who raised me in Mexico and in Oakland.
My mother worked day and night to keep food on the table, a house, and for me to have everything I needed. Three months ago a boy I loved died from a seizure and I wanted to get a tattoo that reminded me of him. Add A Child. Something went wrong. Please contact support fatherly. Like fatherly on Facebook.
Something went wrong please contact us at support fatherly. By Joshua A. Science Suggests Proportions Matter. If you don't want to listen to us, listen to one of your own peers. Before I begin my tale of horror I have one thing to say. Wait until your 18, because it'll be so much greater if you do. That's going to be your right of passage. Trust me. I've been wanting tattoos since I was 10 - no joke. But I know when I'm finally able to have a professional put that beautiful piece of artwork on my body that I've craved for so long, the feeling will be so sweet.
Ok enough of that on to my scary story. At the beginning of June my friend met this guy at work who said he would tattoo us at his home because he was an apprentice and he had the tools to do so at his house. I was so excited and so was my friend. So that weekend while we were driving over to his house I started thinking about all the things that have been said about tattoo artists who are willing to tattoo minors.
I became torn My friend turned to me and said "are you ready? I'm not going to go through with this. I'm just going to wait till I'm Our primary concern was that her desire to get inked might be fleeting, but tattoos are forever. We also outlined other concerns such as safety, potentially limited employability, and possible regret over design or placement if she were to choose them so young.
Top concerns for parents over teen tattoos include possible infection or scarring, diseases like hepatitis or HIV, later regret, and negative judgment by potential employers. Unwilling to take no for an answer, our daughter continued to ask for a tattoo monthly, sometimes even weekly. We came to understand she was serious about her desire and highly committed to changing our minds. This was a much more palatable answer and one she accepted.
Saying yes to a future tattoo redirected her energy from endless debate towards planning all things involved in getting inked. She had months to hem and haw, go back and forth, and decide for sure. Over the stretch of time between when she first asked and when we came to an agreement, we had the benefit of hearing her hash out everything we were concerned about as parents.
She sought out a highly skilled and recommended artist in a reputable establishment.
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