Tatoos and teens...forgiveness vs. permission...as stepdad should I even get a vote?

[ramonesfreak]

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I believe the that the young teen girls, that are getting boob jobs, is similar topic. It just does not make sense for a parent to let, basically still a little girl get implants. If you combine the tramp stamp and a boob job for a young teen, it just seems like it is all down hill from there.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by srandallf

today, kids are different. im not that old. when i was a kid in the 80's, and now, those i knew and now know - were not and are not, biker-gang types, criminals, etc.... they are all my colleagues, friends, mentors, doctors, lawyers, artists. some of them live in trailor parks. some of them live in $1million dollar condos. its fine to dislike tattoos...but i think its a bit of stretch to continue to lump all tattoo wearing people with gang-bangers.

imho it is a fad and there will be some very unhappy people 5 or 10 years down the line.

It always strikes me as odd when a person strives to jump in on a fad to be an "individual."

I understand the cultural/tribal significance, but we're talking about an American girl here, not Maori, etc. And in fact my original point way back when was that this whole situation isn't about tats or a disobedient teen but rather a messed up dynamic between husband and wife.

[ramonesfreak]

well,

Ill conceded and say this: 17 is probably too young to be getting a tattoo because tastes and outlooks can and do change for some