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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not allow this.  Her choice at age 18.[/quote]

Normally I’d agree, but the point here is that her friend won’t make it to 15. It’s something they wanted to do together, as a symbolic gesture of friendship that might help them both deal with the pain and sadness.

A posthumous memorial in three years won’t have the same impact. [/quote]
After 8 pages in this thread, how are people still talking about tattoos being trashy? You have completely missed the point. A teen is facing the loss of a friend and trying to honor the friendship before the other child passes. This is not about a tattoo. It’s about grief and honor and self respect. Of course she should get the tattoo. Guiding them to choose something meaningful yet simple is easy. The surviving friend will always be proud of it. [/quote]

You don't get to be the arbiter of what people think is trashy. Many many people find tattoos trashy.

I would not allow it OP. I'm very sympathetic but the tattoo changes nothing. [/quote]

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