Topic : 05/29 Parenting Dilemmas

Quote From: harleypie

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!    

Quote From: skyblu222

I find it unappealing for tatooing. I honestly think everyone has there own opinion.  I personally think that tatooing has been over rated.  I have no tatoo's and never will.  My personal belief is that we were created in the image of God and our bodies is his temple.  Would we graffiti God's church walls?  I just feel that it isn't ok for me or my girls but if you chose to do so I won't stand in your way.  I just think beauty comes from within self and not by the outerly appearance.  I sometimes wonder if people who get tatoo's don't feel accepted as who they are without the pictures on their bodies.  Again this is only my opinion.  I wouldn't treat anyone different who has tatoo's because their beliefs are different from mine. 

Quote From: ltesner

I know the studio I went to was and is clean because it is sanctioned by the North Carolina Health Department and held under strict guidelines. Any person wanting a tattoo should make sure that where they go is properly licensed and they can even inquire to the Health Department about any complaints filed against any tattoo studio. I don't consider tattoos that mean something to a person, as mine does, as ugly or defacing of one's body, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. I can honestly say that I have received far more positive and appreciative comments then negative ones when my tattoo is noticed. And by the way..I didn't get my first tattoo until I was 30 years old so I hardly think I was acting like a 15 year old, especially since I don't know too many tattoo studios that would ink a 15 year old.

Quote From: queenpatt

Hi everyone I just had to get on here and say I am not the only one Thank you Dr. Phil for letting me know that I am not the only person that has been destoryed by this kind of action. I was married to a man for 10 years and when I had a stroke and couldn't perform my wifely duties he started slipping around with my daughter getting her drunk and using her she became a acholic and now suffers from liver diease and he kicked her out after he married her because she got sick. It is hard to deal with this and it is hard to be with her but we try he is now out of the picture but sometimes I feel so much love for this man that itis ruining my present marriage and i don't know how to fix it. 

he was a wonderful man for 8 of those years ,I feel that I let him down........