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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 343755" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>The thing is (and this is just my opinion) is that tattoos just don't have as much meaning for people any more...</p><p> </p><p>Years ago, a person got a tattoo to mark an achievement (crossing the equator, coming home from the war, surviving cancer, etc) and it was a very important and very personal way to mark the event.</p><p> </p><p>Today, too many kids think of tattoos as just a "decoration"--a fashion statement. And like other fashions, in a few years the design that is "cool" or trendy today, will be out of style. I mean, look at all the folks who rushed out and got Chinese symbols tattooed on themselves or the armbands or the lower-back design. Today, those are just not the "cool" designs any more. I know a woman who is nowhere near wrinkles and sagging who regrets her back tattoo--seemed cool at the time, but now she is just embarassed every time it shows above her belt-line.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe you could show your daughter a few pictures of herself from a few years back. Ask her why she no longer wears her hair the same as in the picture...? or the same outfit...? or the same shoes...? Thank goodness those items aren't permanent or she'd really be 'uncool' today.</p><p> </p><p>It's the same with tattoos.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 343755, member: 6546"] The thing is (and this is just my opinion) is that tattoos just don't have as much meaning for people any more... Years ago, a person got a tattoo to mark an achievement (crossing the equator, coming home from the war, surviving cancer, etc) and it was a very important and very personal way to mark the event. Today, too many kids think of tattoos as just a "decoration"--a fashion statement. And like other fashions, in a few years the design that is "cool" or trendy today, will be out of style. I mean, look at all the folks who rushed out and got Chinese symbols tattooed on themselves or the armbands or the lower-back design. Today, those are just not the "cool" designs any more. I know a woman who is nowhere near wrinkles and sagging who regrets her back tattoo--seemed cool at the time, but now she is just embarassed every time it shows above her belt-line. Maybe you could show your daughter a few pictures of herself from a few years back. Ask her why she no longer wears her hair the same as in the picture...? or the same outfit...? or the same shoes...? Thank goodness those items aren't permanent or she'd really be 'uncool' today. It's the same with tattoos. --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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