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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work with a woman whose daughter just turned 18 and just graduated from HS, and the girl is up to something like 7 or 8 tattoos. A bunch of little ones, all over her arms, wrists, shoulders. Nothing meaningful, just flowers and butterflies dotted here and there.  She got her first one, with her parents' blessing (I think her dad took her to get it) when she was 15 or 16.

The mom is educated and a successful professional, and I am frankly shocked. Yes, judgmental. Yes, it's none of my business, but I've worked with the mom for almost 10 years and never would have thought she'd allow her child to make such permanent decisions at such a young age, and especially not ones with that carry such social weight, and yes, stigma.

Would you have this fight with your child? Or take a "her body her choice" stance? Would you pay to make sure she gets it done professionally? [/quote]

Yes, the Gen Z tattoo style is patchwork. Especially among the artsy, creative, urban set. Think Ella Emhoff. (Kamala's stepdd, and biological daughter of 2 other very successful people.)

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Ugh, I hate it. I have some respect for the well-thought-out, well-executed full back and sleeve. But this style screams "I have $80 and no ability to think ahead." [/quote]

I got my first and only tattoo - on the shoulder - at 42. Got it on a fairly remote island in the South Pacific because I thought it would be an interesting experience, and at 42 I didn't care too much about permanency and the inevitable fade. No regrets. It was an interesting experience with the entire village on the beach. This was very old school and a trifle reckless. These were new needles so it was clean, but still. I do recall seeing my tattoo in the mirror for the first time and immediately thinking now that the seal is broken, I should get twelve more. The Pacific Islands are very tattoo friendly. Even the French women on Tahiti have them, and they can be very elegant if you have the body and the skin for them.

So the rule in our house has evolved since then. It went from No Tattoos to No Tattoos before the age of 40. But any parent allowing or encouraging their teens to get tattoos in the suburban DMV has lost the plot. A tatted up 18 year just screams trouble, and it'll be a burden for them in life. Wait till 40. [/quote]

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