why are teens so impatient about getting a tattoo ??
we get so many questions from 13-16's trying to find ways to get tattooed although they are underage, most wanting something cute like a cross/ butterfly/star/fairy/heart (no offence) .. do they not see it's in their best interest to wait until they find something unique and meaningful to get inked ? how can't they not understand that a tattoo is not just for trend or looking cool, but a lifelong commitment, a memory, a piece of art something that they will have to bear the rest of their life on their skin with pride.. i mean our tastes change so much in that period that they might end up regretting it a couple of years later. some take greater risks and try to do home make it..
is patience that awful ?
i had to wait 4 years before getting inked, i didn't want to ask permission and i am SOOO thankful that the law forbid me of getting what i wanted at 15... i had time to designand think through and am so happy with my ink now.. cheers..
aerofrce12008-02-05T17:01:01Z
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I completely agree with you 10 million percent.
Tattoos to some people are just something to get because their friend has one. I was in the tattoo shop this weekend and a girl came in and said "I want angel wings on my back" The artist told her he would draw her up something really nice and she could come back later that week...she said "Yeah I told my friends I was getting it this weekend so I will just go somewhere else" She could have ended up with a really nice tattoo instead she probably walked out of some junk shop with a crappy tattoo she will hate in 2 years. I have great pride in my tattoos and I have put a lot of thought, planning, and care into them. I find it insulting when certain people treat tattoos like a sticker and not the wonderful artwork they really are.
I'm most likely one of those annoying 15 year old girls. I have never asked where I could get tattooed underage. I looked it up and learned about it. Many teens have tattoos now because 'rock' bands have them. who doesn't want to be like their favorite artist? Also shows like Miami Ink, LA ink and London ink show how beautiful the art can be. The thing I don't like about those shows is that they don't talk about how the tattoo is made, how long these people think about what they are getting, they don't talk about safety or how can happen if things aren't clean or you go to a art that has no idea what they are doing. A lot of teens are doing home tattoos which are dangerous and it also gives a bad name for tattoos. Teens should be more educated about the subject. Find a website that goes over the responsablilties of a tattoo, safety and cleaning, how to choose an artist and things like that. Once you find a website you are happy with post it into people answers when you see questions like that.
I agree. I don't know. I knew at 15 that I wanted a tattoo...... ...I was 26 before the RIGHT one, and the RIGHT position came to me! And, funny, I never felt the need, in all those years, to ask anyone 'Should I get a tattoo? of what? where? how sore is it...?'. Infact, the only person who knew I was getting my first, was my hubby! lol I don't understand it either....I can only think that all these young teenagers are wanting a tattoo for the image, or attention they think they may get from having one. If only they would realise that it will be yesterdays news within a day or two, and then they'll have a tattoo, for the wrong reasons, forever...
Hear hear! I searched for 5 years to find just the right artist to do my most recent tattoo - for me they are very symbolic and meaningful, so I think it's foolish to get something just because it's 'cute' or 'cool'.
But isn't that all part of being a teenager? You don't think about long term, just something that makes you unique in the here and now. Popularity, or at the very least conforming to non-conformity seems like the most important thing in the world. Few and far between seem to be the level-headed teenagers who knows what they want but are willing to wait for it!
It's a fashion. And kids think that they're pretty cool. I know people who'd done homemade tattoos (ouch I know) whilst under the legal age by two years, and both of my friends, two years on, are pretty happy with their ink, and are planning on having them gone over by a professional to neaten them up a bit.
I know this isn't universal for everybody, but I think that it's up to an individual what they want to do with their own skin.