Best way to keep kid from getting a tattoo while in college

[Anonymous]

Tell him you will get a d--- tattoo on your forehead?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that."

Unfortunately (for you) he's old enough now to make his own decision on that.

He can and she can discourage it.

I'm quite sure she already HAS discouraged it. She can't "keep" him from getting one though, and she can't force him to wait X more years before he gets one if so he chooses.

She did not say anything about him getting one after college.
She can discourage him while in college. It’s not some if he wants one, he will automatically wait. He may still want one but may wait.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I kinda half love the loon that is parking herself on this post. It's like a toddler got a hold of a tablet. Can't wait to see what insult I get.

Yes! It’s gotta be the same anti-tattoo loon. The one that doesn’t know what controlling means. And will never cut the apron strings. And thinks all tattoos are trashy.
She’s definitely spicing up my Friday morning!

DP.
Hon, you need to understand the nuance of the different types of control. You are hell bent on some narrow view of it as if it’s some dystopian type. Parents have some control of their children until they are fully fledged. You either had no good parental upbringing or are incredibly naive.

Ooh the “Hon” is a nice touch!
Loon PP take note - you’ve got some competition here.
May I suggest just a touch more self righteousness next time?
And your insults need a little work. Not enough flair. “Naive” is somewhat weak.

No, I call like it is. One thing you’re right about is the weak part. Naive people are weak.

Better! You get a point for the deliberate misunderstanding of the weak thing. I’ll give you another chance. I have faith in you! Make me cry!

No, like I said, you’re naive and are pissed about getting called out on your “control” word rant.

You’ve passed your prime. Clearly. I thought there was potential here but boy was I wrong. You peaked early and it’s been all downhill from there. Boring.

Struggling to stick to the point when you are caught, aren’t you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You should definitely threaten to not pay for college. Then when he gets the tattoo, you will have a college drop out with a tattoo. You can be so proud.

This advice is always so short sighted lol. Plus, punishing an adult for what they do with their OWN body is so icky.

Yes. Icky. I was being sarcastic. I agree with you. Control is icky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should definitely threaten to not pay for college. Then when he gets the tattoo, you will have a college drop out with a tattoo. You can be so proud.

This advice is always so short sighted lol. Plus, punishing an adult for what they do with their OWN body is so icky.

It’s not punishment, it was never his money. It her money. She can do what she wants. You are icky for telling people what to do with their funds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should definitely threaten to not pay for college. Then when he gets the tattoo, you will have a college drop out with a tattoo. You can be so proud.

This advice is always so short sighted lol. Plus, punishing an adult for what they do with their OWN body is so icky.

Yes. Icky. I was being sarcastic. I agree with you. Control is icky.

Then why are you trying to control others if you find it icky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that."

Unfortunately (for you) he's old enough now to make his own decision on that.

He can and she can discourage it.

I'm quite sure she already HAS discouraged it. She can't "keep" him from getting one though, and she can't force him to wait X more years before he gets one if so he chooses.

She did not say anything about him getting one after college.
She can discourage him while in college. It’s not some if he wants one, he will automatically wait. He may still want one but may wait.

She said, and I literally quoted it, once he graduates he can make his own decision on that. That insinuates he is too young to make the decision now. But thats not what the law says, and its not what any tattoo artist will say when he walks in the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should definitely threaten to not pay for college. Then when he gets the tattoo, you will have a college drop out with a tattoo. You can be so proud.

This advice is always so short sighted lol. Plus, punishing an adult for what they do with their OWN body is so icky.

It’s not punishment, it was never his money. It her money. She can do what she wants. You are icky for telling people what to do with their funds.

And removing his funding for school based on what an adult does with his own body is punishment.

Some people are suggesting that if he does A, OP does B. It's not like they are unrelated, she would be punishing him if he decides to do this. Your mental gymnastics to justify a controlling parent is quite shocking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should definitely threaten to not pay for college. Then when he gets the tattoo, you will have a college drop out with a tattoo. You can be so proud.

This advice is always so short sighted lol. Plus, punishing an adult for what they do with their OWN body is so icky.

Yes. Icky. I was being sarcastic. I agree with you. Control is icky.

I know! I was agreeing with your sarcastic post haha. Some people didnt get it. You need the "/s" tag on here I guess.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to start a debate about tattoos, or whether they're trashy or whatever. What I want to do is keep my kid from getting one while in college. He plays a sport that has a huge tattoo culture, is playing D1 (not sure if this matters but seems like the pressure is on) and I want to figure out a good way to keep him from getting sucked into it while he's still relatively young. Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that.

Any thoughts or advice?

That's not something you can do, unfortunately.

I just talked a lot about the stigma associated with tattoos when they were younger. They definitely understand that only losers have tattoos. But if they decide they want to be a loser, well, oh well. It's their body, their choice.

But that's not true today. Lots of successful people have tattoos!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that."

Unfortunately (for you) he's old enough now to make his own decision on that.

He can and she can discourage it.

I'm quite sure she already HAS discouraged it. She can't "keep" him from getting one though, and she can't force him to wait X more years before he gets one if so he chooses.

She did not say anything about him getting one after college.
She can discourage him while in college. It’s not some if he wants one, he will automatically wait. He may still want one but may wait.

She said, and I literally quoted it, once he graduates he can make his own decision on that. That insinuates he is too young to make the decision now. But thats not what the law says, and its not what any tattoo artist will say when he walks in the door.

She didn’t say he was too young, idiot. That’s why she is asking how to stop him from doing it. She know he can walk into a tattoo shop. That’s the point of her post. How dense are you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kinda half love the loon that is parking herself on this post. It's like a toddler got a hold of a tablet. Can't wait to see what insult I get.

Yes! It’s gotta be the same anti-tattoo loon. The one that doesn’t know what controlling means. And will never cut the apron strings. And thinks all tattoos are trashy.
She’s definitely spicing up my Friday morning!

DP.
Hon, you need to understand the nuance of the different types of control. You are hell bent on some narrow view of it as if it’s some dystopian type. Parents have some control of their children until they are fully fledged. You either had no good parental upbringing or are incredibly naive.

Ooh the “Hon” is a nice touch!
Loon PP take note - you’ve got some competition here.
May I suggest just a touch more self righteousness next time?
And your insults need a little work. Not enough flair. “Naive” is somewhat weak.

No, I call like it is. One thing you’re right about is the weak part. Naive people are weak.

Better! You get a point for the deliberate misunderstanding of the weak thing. I’ll give you another chance. I have faith in you! Make me cry!

No, like I said, you’re naive and are pissed about getting called out on your “control” word rant.

You’ve passed your prime. Clearly. I thought there was potential here but boy was I wrong. You peaked early and it’s been all downhill from there. Boring.

Cementing you have no argument and are bitter about being called out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to start a debate about tattoos, or whether they're trashy or whatever. What I want to do is keep my kid from getting one while in college. He plays a sport that has a huge tattoo culture, is playing D1 (not sure if this matters but seems like the pressure is on) and I want to figure out a good way to keep him from getting sucked into it while he's still relatively young. Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that.

Any thoughts or advice?

That's not something you can do, unfortunately.

I just talked a lot about the stigma associated with tattoos when they were younger. They definitely understand that only losers have tattoos. But if they decide they want to be a loser, well, oh well. It's their body, their choice.

But that's not true today. Lots of successful people have tattoos!

The vast majority do not. By a long shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that."

Unfortunately (for you) he's old enough now to make his own decision on that.

He can and she can discourage it.

I'm quite sure she already HAS discouraged it. She can't "keep" him from getting one though, and she can't force him to wait X more years before he gets one if so he chooses.

She did not say anything about him getting one after college.
She can discourage him while in college. It’s not some if he wants one, he will automatically wait. He may still want one but may wait.

She said, and I literally quoted it, once he graduates he can make his own decision on that. That insinuates he is too young to make the decision now. But thats not what the law says, and its not what any tattoo artist will say when he walks in the door.

She didn’t say he was too young, idiot. That’s why she is asking how to stop him from doing it. She know he can walk into a tattoo shop. That’s the point of her post. How dense are you?

I'm not sure we're arguing different points, but you seem really emotional about this. She mentions his age multiple times in the OP, did you only read the headline and then start rabidly responding to posts or something? Is this really something you missed?

-Best way to keep kid from getting a tattoo while in college
-keep my kid from getting one while in college
-keep him from getting sucked into it while he's still relatively young
-Once he has graduated and is older, he can make his own decision on that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kinda half love the loon that is parking herself on this post. It's like a toddler got a hold of a tablet. Can't wait to see what insult I get.

Yes! It’s gotta be the same anti-tattoo loon. The one that doesn’t know what controlling means. And will never cut the apron strings. And thinks all tattoos are trashy.
She’s definitely spicing up my Friday morning!

DP.
Hon, you need to understand the nuance of the different types of control. You are hell bent on some narrow view of it as if it’s some dystopian type. Parents have some control of their children until they are fully fledged. You either had no good parental upbringing or are incredibly naive.

Ooh the “Hon” is a nice touch!
Loon PP take note - you’ve got some competition here.
May I suggest just a touch more self righteousness next time?
And your insults need a little work. Not enough flair. “Naive” is somewhat weak.

No, I call like it is. One thing you’re right about is the weak part. Naive people are weak.

Better! You get a point for the deliberate misunderstanding of the weak thing. I’ll give you another chance. I have faith in you! Make me cry!

No, like I said, you’re naive and are pissed about getting called out on your “control” word rant.

You’ve passed your prime. Clearly. I thought there was potential here but boy was I wrong. You peaked early and it’s been all downhill from there. Boring.

Cementing you have no argument and are bitter about being called out.

Ok now you’re not even trying