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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I would offer something less permanent like matching necklaces.[/quote]

“Yeah, I’d prefer my daughter get something easy to remove when she forgets about your daughter after she’s dead.”[/quote]

I hope my kid stays married forever, if she gets married. It doesn’t mean she needs to tattoo her spouse’s name on her body. Same with my name, her dad’s name, her brother’s name, grandparents, BFF, etc.

How about: “we can’t support tattooing at 15. I’m so sorry.”[/quote]

Why lie?

"I have made the choice for my daughter that avoiding being tacky is more than honoring this friendship in the way they have chosen.  I recognize that a 15 year old is whirlwind of emotion on the best days and that losing a close a friend young, especially where there is no fault or mistake and the parties have ample time to consider the imminent death, is likely to lead to category 5 hurricane of emotion, but the most important thing in this moment is preserve the natural appearance of my daughter's skin.  I know in only 3 years my daughter will have ability to get this done without my consent, but I this is a hill I want to die on.  I hope she will forgive me when she's older."[/quote]

Your post illustrates exactly allowing a 15 year to do this is so troubling.  A parent must be a cooler head in the adolescent whirlwind of emotion.[/quote]

And the cooler head chooses to this fight?  What is the real long-term harm of a tattoo? Regret?  Laser removal?  Being the cooler head doesn't mean making every choice for your child, or even every serious choice for your child.[/quote]

My position is that people shouldn’t make permanent or serious decisions while in the middle of a tsunami of emotions. It’s actually an excellent life lesson.[/quote]

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