01-19-2009, 05:34 AM
Great topic, Lack.
Tattoos are of course more and more popular, but have been a way for people to express their views on religion, politics, life, death, heritage, tribal affiliations, etc. for so many centuries. I admire great ink and have a couple of my own. It's a joy to be able to decorate MY "canvas" in whatever way I wish.
However, I do agree with your views on young people and tattoos. Our daughter wants to get one (she's 17) and her Dad told her he would appreciate it if she waits a few years until she's older and able to think it through for a while.
What other people allow their children to do is up to them. Although I don't agree with something indelible on such a young person, one of the great lessons here is for me to sweep my own side of the street. There ARE laws about how old a person has to be. How many people actually abide by those laws is another issue altogether. Mahalo!
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Carrie Rojo
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama
Tattoos are of course more and more popular, but have been a way for people to express their views on religion, politics, life, death, heritage, tribal affiliations, etc. for so many centuries. I admire great ink and have a couple of my own. It's a joy to be able to decorate MY "canvas" in whatever way I wish.
However, I do agree with your views on young people and tattoos. Our daughter wants to get one (she's 17) and her Dad told her he would appreciate it if she waits a few years until she's older and able to think it through for a while.
What other people allow their children to do is up to them. Although I don't agree with something indelible on such a young person, one of the great lessons here is for me to sweep my own side of the street. There ARE laws about how old a person has to be. How many people actually abide by those laws is another issue altogether. Mahalo!
[:X]
Carrie Rojo
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama
Carrie Rojo
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future..." Galadriel LOTR
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future..." Galadriel LOTR