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

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Anonymous wrote:PP above, forgot she also got a NOSE piercing while on vacation with friends at age 19. Yep... my telling her over and over how much I hate them, did absolutely nothing. Good news about piercings is that you can take the jewelry out and it will go away (which is what she did after about a year of the nose piercing)

Your telling her you hated them was incentive. I know. My mom also hated them. I felt such glee when I got one.

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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!

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Anonymous wrote:You can't.

The hell you can’t.

Controlling an adult - not a good way to go.

Like you trying to control the mother.

How am I trying to do that? I’m just pointing out it’s a bad idea.

No, you aren’t pointing it out as a bad idea. You did, however dramatize it as controlling.

She literally said “how can I keep my kid from getting a tattoo”. That is literally the definition of controlling.

I think the word literally has control over you.
The definition of controlling is not “she literally said how can I keep my kid from getting a tattoo.”

Still waiting to hear how OP trying to stop her 18 year old from doing something is NOT controlling.

All parents should have some control over college age kid.
Someone needs to take control of you because you are dumb as a box of rocks.

All you are really doing is asking your adult kid to lie to you and hide things from you.

I got a tattoo at 19 and my parents didn't find out for a good decade. Control tactics do not work. Period.

Control tactics sure as hell worked on me. I knew there were consequences and didn’t want to abuse that.
You were a bad egg and a liar.

You are naïve and a sheep. Try growing a personality.

NP. A personality that doesn’t get tattoos is a personality A personality that isn’t deceitful is a personality.
You don’t have the monolopy on personalities if it isn’t like yours.

Okay grandma. Enjoy spending your retirement years alone. Your kids will get sick of the control and life mandates.

Okay, desperate tramp stamp old lady. Enjoy your retirement years. Your kids will be unsuccessful and living with you.

[Anonymous]

Remind them that it is the equivalent of a college student in 1977 deciding to permanently affix their purple plaid bell bottoms to themselves for the rest of their life. Or me in the mid 1980s deciding to go through the rest of my life with permed enormous hair. Encourage self-expression through a nose ring (piercings easy to remove) or a tattoo on a more covered part of the body. What is edgy and cool at age 19 is cringe-worthy at 30. I am SO glad that tattoos were not a thing when I was in college. This approach seems to be resonating with my younger college kids. Oldest has---shall we say---made some VERY unfortunate tattoo choices. I find it so sad---she looks back on her HS senior photo and hates the way she chose to wear her hair. I just wonder if she will feel the same way re her extremely unattractive forearm tattoo in 8 years time.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there are issues if you have a tattoo on your spine and need to have an injection there. Did I make that up? Maybe just avoid the spine?

Here's some info on it. Maybe more pertinent to those planning to deliver children. Or do athletes get epidurals for big injuries?

https://tattify.com/epidurals-and-tattoos/#google_vignette

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Anonymous wrote:Send him information on how Maori people feel about those arm bands and on general tattoo fails. Suggest he wait until after college and/or ask future fiancee. I'd go with logic. Bribes and threats are uncool.

There are so many non-permanent ways to decorate yourself.

If future fiancee has one, no need to worry about what happens bc that's the person who will care the most.

I have seen a number of bad tattoos on formerly attractive real estate.

I understand bodily autonomy completely. It just seems like there are a lot of pitfalls related to enhancing oneself with ink.

Tangent: The Sofia Coppola movie Dogfight shows a bunch of young guys getting "killer bee" tattoos right before shipping off to Vietnam. I think this is the kind of solidarity that sports people may be looking for? That's beyond aesthetics. Also frat markings.

“Formally attractive real estate.” You give me ick with the way you speak.

PP. You didn't even quote me right.

Real estate is a slang term for the space on which designs are applied. A tattoo is a design. See this example from a webpage about web design below.

"Too much blank space is probably one of the most common notes designers get from clients. Why is that? To the untrained eye, empty space, or whitespace, serves no purpose. Unfortunately, many clients think of it as a waste of valuable real estate. They want to fill it with either content or some kind of design element to "make it pop."

Lol. I think guys with whitespace are hotter. Does that make more sense?

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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.

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Anonymous wrote:Send him information on how Maori people feel about those arm bands and on general tattoo fails. Suggest he wait until after college and/or ask future fiancee. I'd go with logic. Bribes and threats are uncool.

There are so many non-permanent ways to decorate yourself.

If future fiancee has one, no need to worry about what happens bc that's the person who will care the most.

I have seen a number of bad tattoos on formerly attractive real estate.

I understand bodily autonomy completely. It just seems like there are a lot of pitfalls related to enhancing oneself with ink.

Tangent: The Sofia Coppola movie Dogfight shows a bunch of young guys getting "killer bee" tattoos right before shipping off to Vietnam. I think this is the kind of solidarity that sports people may be looking for? That's beyond aesthetics. Also frat markings.

“Formally attractive real estate.” You give me ick with the way you speak.

PP. You didn't even quote me right.

Real estate is a slang term for the space on which designs are applied. A tattoo is a design. See this example from a webpage about web design below.

"Too much blank space is probably one of the most common notes designers get from clients. Why is that? To the untrained eye, empty space, or whitespace, serves no purpose. Unfortunately, many clients think of it as a waste of valuable real estate. They want to fill it with either content or some kind of design element to "make it pop."

Lol. I think guys with whitespace are hotter. Does that make more sense?

How about guys with no tattoos?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Send him information on how Maori people feel about those arm bands and on general tattoo fails. Suggest he wait until after college and/or ask future fiancee. I'd go with logic. Bribes and threats are uncool.

There are so many non-permanent ways to decorate yourself.

If future fiancee has one, no need to worry about what happens bc that's the person who will care the most.

I have seen a number of bad tattoos on formerly attractive real estate.

I understand bodily autonomy completely. It just seems like there are a lot of pitfalls related to enhancing oneself with ink.

Tangent: The Sofia Coppola movie Dogfight shows a bunch of young guys getting "killer bee" tattoos right before shipping off to Vietnam. I think this is the kind of solidarity that sports people may be looking for? That's beyond aesthetics. Also frat markings.

“Formally attractive real estate.” You give me ick with the way you speak.

PP. You didn't even quote me right.

Real estate is a slang term for the space on which designs are applied. A tattoo is a design. See this example from a webpage about web design below.

"Too much blank space is probably one of the most common notes designers get from clients. Why is that? To the untrained eye, empty space, or whitespace, serves no purpose. Unfortunately, many clients think of it as a waste of valuable real estate. They want to fill it with either content or some kind of design element to "make it pop."

Lol. I think guys with whitespace are hotter. Does that make more sense?

Is something wrong with you? What are you rambling on about?

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I had a personal rule that I had to want a specific tattoo for two years without changing my mind or forgetting about it. It served me well.

If my dd starts talking about tattoos in college I might try to bribe her to adhere to it too.

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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.

[Anonymous]

"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.

[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.

[Anonymous]

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.

[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.

Nah, your attempt at trying to be cute is a momentous fail. Try another tactic.