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May 30, 2006, 8:06 am PDT
Narrowminded
Quote From: kts1017Ok, let's all be real for just a minute. Everyone WITH a tatoo is being somewhat defensive. Understandable. However, remember what the topic was. This mom is concerned about her daughter's future and that certainly is justifiable on her part. It is one thing to get A tatoo or 2 tatoos but to be a walking billboard is a bit over the edge. It may not be "fair" for others to judge but.... reality is that this judgment will take place and it is a natural instinct to protect one's children, at least it should be! Down the road, this young lady, cosmatologist or not, will be judged by her appearance. Is that fair? It really doesn't matter if it is fair, it only matters that it is reality. Teaching our children to live in the REAL world is so much more important than ignoring behavior which may, in the future, cause them regret or uncomfortable situations. Why reinvent the wheel? Will she be smarter in 10 years than she is today? Let's hope so and hope that she will take the advice of others who have "been there, done that". She needs to remember that the people who can help her the most in life are those who are of another generation and may have a different view. I hope this young lady will listen to her mom and Dr. Phil and realize that one does not know what the future brings. Her tatoo enhanced boyfriend may not be around forever........... I am the mother of three grown, level-headed boys and I cannot believe the pettiness of this topic. There are quite a few people with tattoos, a lot of professionals, a lot of business owners, a lot of them ex-military men and an awful lot of women as well.................there is absolutely nothing wrong with tattooes and having one doesn't make a person defensive. That is, in my opinion is an ignorant statement to make, it's a form of art and has been around for centuries, I personally do NOT have any, but my oldest son, Anthony, 24 yrs old has a few and incidentally is military and is being shipped to Iraq! How important would those tats be if this "young" lady were shipped to Iraq and didn't come back???? Would those tats be that important then? I taught my kids to treat people as if it is the last time you are going to see them because you know what??? It might. Just because something isn't to someone's liking does not mean that either person is right or wrong! And if this "young" lady regrets these later in her life, well it was her mistake and she will be the one that deals with it, not her mother!
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