What is your opinion of tattoos?

[Anonymous]

When I see a huge momma with a tattoo which is generally the consensus in rural areas you know what I think

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the person and the quality of the tattoo. I know some professional adults who have really well done tattoos that complement their overall aesthetic and physique. Personally I tend to swoon a bit over dads in their 40s and 50s with nice sleeve tats. They are usually creative types like graphic designers or chefs.

I cringe when I see my peers at the pool with their late 90s tribal calf tattoo or lower back / hip bone dolphin or butterfly.

I don’t have any tattoos because I assume the ones I think look good now will be just as cringe in 20 years as the tribal arm band is now.

For example, I could watch this gorgeous man toss a kettle bell all day
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co7iOWtJhmD/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

And this dude. I’m here for anything Timm is saying. His whole aesthetic, his office, his home - I’m here for it visually.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkGUq-rK8d/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Gross and desperate

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For me, while I love looking at good ones, I tend to associate them with trauma.

I generally assume that people who have a ton of them have been through a ton of trauma. Or are former drug addicts/alcoholics.

I have a friend whose son (22) is heavily tattooed. He's just a spoiled brat who has never had any adversity in life, unless you count being homeschooled and not getting into the college of his first choice. Definitely no trauma or drugs.

Homeschooling counts as trauma.

Oh please

Research shows homeschooled students are on average better prepared for college - especially in DMV where they have highly structured classes field trips and ECs.

Only a minority of 25% of homeschoolers do it for religious reasons. Most want better quality education than what is on offer at their public schools.

It's not the education, it is the lack of socialization.

Many of them are very well socialized - only a minority are religious extremists. Many are interacting with others in structured ways even more than kids in school.

Not sure I want my teen socialized to vape and do drugs which is the norm in DMV schools according to my teen.

[Anonymous]

Tattoos are static. People change. Therefore, people aren't a good canvas for tattoos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the person and the quality of the tattoo. I know some professional adults who have really well done tattoos that complement their overall aesthetic and physique. Personally I tend to swoon a bit over dads in their 40s and 50s with nice sleeve tats. They are usually creative types like graphic designers or chefs.

I cringe when I see my peers at the pool with their late 90s tribal calf tattoo or lower back / hip bone dolphin or butterfly.

I don’t have any tattoos because I assume the ones I think look good now will be just as cringe in 20 years as the tribal arm band is now.

This is very true. don't get something trendy because it wont always be in style

But, there are classic tattoo styles. Japanese and American trad will always look good, in my opinion

Trash Polka and Watercolor are going to be super embarassing in about 10 years

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the person and the quality of the tattoo. I know some professional adults who have really well done tattoos that complement their overall aesthetic and physique. Personally I tend to swoon a bit over dads in their 40s and 50s with nice sleeve tats. They are usually creative types like graphic designers or chefs.

I cringe when I see my peers at the pool with their late 90s tribal calf tattoo or lower back / hip bone dolphin or butterfly.

I don’t have any tattoos because I assume the ones I think look good now will be just as cringe in 20 years as the tribal arm band is now.

For example, I could watch this gorgeous man toss a kettle bell all day
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co7iOWtJhmD/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

And this dude. I’m here for anything Timm is saying. His whole aesthetic, his office, his home - I’m here for it visually.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkGUq-rK8d/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Gross and desperate

For real, so gross: https://www.instagram.com/p/CepQUB4OAqT/?hl=en

So desperate: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnakmLNJnCE/?hl=en

[Anonymous]

I think they are some commonplace now that I don't give them much thought at all. But I do think that most people will regret them at some point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They can look sexy on certain men, but those guys tend to already be sexy. Otherwise, gross.

And I know I'm being ridiculous, but on women I just think they look terrible. Like wow, you tainted your beautiful soft skin for THAT? Now you look like you need to talk a shower. I'm a woman, and I know I'm being sexist. Wish I could get over this.

Disagree. At least for certain tattoos.

DH here.

It looks great when a woman has a tattoo across the small of her back. And then she wears a top that just a little too small, so you can only partially see there’s a tattoo there. Sexy!

aka "Tramp Stamp"

And that's why he finds is sexy. There is a well known rumor about ladies with lower back tattoos that they never say no to....

I challenge anyone to find a girl with a lower back tramp stamp that says no to ______. It's a fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For me, while I love looking at good ones, I tend to associate them with trauma.

I generally assume that people who have a ton of them have been through a ton of trauma. Or are former drug addicts/alcoholics.

I have a friend whose son (22) is heavily tattooed. He's just a spoiled brat who has never had any adversity in life, unless you count being homeschooled and not getting into the college of his first choice. Definitely no trauma or drugs.

Homeschooling counts as trauma.

Oh please

Research shows homeschooled students are on average better prepared for college - especially in DMV where they have highly structured classes field trips and ECs.

Only a minority of 25% of homeschoolers do it for religious reasons. Most want better quality education than what is on offer at their public schools.

It's not the education, it is the lack of socialization.

Many of them are very well socialized - only a minority are religious extremists. Many are interacting with others in structured ways even more than kids in school.

Not sure I want my teen socialized to vape and do drugs which is the norm in DMV schools according to my teen.

You are making my point PP. "interacting in structured ways" is not the same as socializing and learning how to act and work with others in a normal environment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They can look sexy on certain men, but those guys tend to already be sexy. Otherwise, gross.

And I know I'm being ridiculous, but on women I just think they look terrible. Like wow, you tainted your beautiful soft skin for THAT? Now you look like you need to talk a shower. I'm a woman, and I know I'm being sexist. Wish I could get over this.

Disagree. At least for certain tattoos.

DH here.

It looks great when a woman has a tattoo across the small of her back. And then she wears a top that just a little too small, so you can only partially see there’s a tattoo there. Sexy!

aka "Tramp Stamp"

And that's why he finds is sexy. There is a well known rumor about ladies with lower back tattoos that they never say no to....

I challenge anyone to find a girl with a lower back tramp stamp that says no to ______. It's a fact.

That’s first thing I look for in a freak

[Anonymous]

I am not a fan of tattoos and for the most part find them trashy, especially big ones with color. I don't totally mind small black ones if they can be hidden. I have a hard time acting like I like the ones my friends get. I usually just say "oh, cool" because I hate them so much.

One friend (college educated, attorney) got a particularly heinous one and it looks so trashy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry ladies, but your husbands all have secret IG or twitter accounts and follow women that look like this



She's beautiful. And her ink just makes her more so

The ink doesn't make her more beautiful. It makes her look DTF.

....Some guys like their girls a little trashy. Most don't.

[Anonymous]

Geez, a bunch of uptight biddies on this thread.

Tattoos have mostly been unremarkable for a couple of decades now (if not extreme). Unclutch your pearls.

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Anonymous wrote:For me, while I love looking at good ones, I tend to associate them with trauma.

I generally assume that people who have a ton of them have been through a ton of trauma. Or are former drug addicts/alcoholics.

I have a friend whose son (22) is heavily tattooed. He's just a spoiled brat who has never had any adversity in life, unless you count being homeschooled and not getting into the college of his first choice. Definitely no trauma or drugs.

Homeschooling counts as trauma.

Oh please

Research shows homeschooled students are on average better prepared for college - especially in DMV where they have highly structured classes field trips and ECs.

Only a minority of 25% of homeschoolers do it for religious reasons. Most want better quality education than what is on offer at their public schools.

It's not the education, it is the lack of socialization.

Many of them are very well socialized - only a minority are religious extremists. Many are interacting with others in structured ways even more than kids in school.

Not sure I want my teen socialized to vape and do drugs which is the norm in DMV schools according to my teen.

You are making my point PP. "interacting in structured ways" is not the same as socializing and learning how to act and work with others in a normal environment.

What is a “normal” environment? I mean a school is not naturally structured. Children spend the day with same age peers, not with a cross section of society. They are doing activities targeted to their abilities, not solving real world problems that are very likely beyond their current abilities. My kids are in public school, but I don’t have some deep-seated insecurity to make their contrived circumstances seem like the gold standard. My kids do swim team and baseball with some homeschoolers who seem perfectly well-socialized to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the person and the quality of the tattoo. I know some professional adults who have really well done tattoos that complement their overall aesthetic and physique. Personally I tend to swoon a bit over dads in their 40s and 50s with nice sleeve tats. They are usually creative types like graphic designers or chefs.

I cringe when I see my peers at the pool with their late 90s tribal calf tattoo or lower back / hip bone dolphin or butterfly.

I don’t have any tattoos because I assume the ones I think look good now will be just as cringe in 20 years as the tribal arm band is now.

For example, I could watch this gorgeous man toss a kettle bell all day
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co7iOWtJhmD/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

And this dude. I’m here for anything Timm is saying. His whole aesthetic, his office, his home - I’m here for it visually.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkGUq-rK8d/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Gross and desperate

The first one’s design is especially gross- it gives me the hives