Q. I am 19 years old and I am going to get a tattoo soon. I really want it to run along my spine starting at my collar line and run down to just below my underwear band. It would be written in hebrew and would be about one inch thick. It would be the bible verse Ephesians 2:8- For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith � and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God � (NIV)
What would you do if your child came home from college with a tattoo?
What would you do if your child came home from college with a tattoo?
A. I think the question you really want an answer to is, What will your parents do? People on Yahoo can't answer that question. You can usually get an idea to that answer by feeling your parents out in a conversation. Casually, tell them about a friend, who recently got a tatoo, that you think looks cool and see what they say. Or go with somebody, that you heard is getting a tatoo and tell your parents about the experience, as a passing story. Sort of work it into the conversation smoothly. They will probably ask you if you are thinking about getting a tatoo and you can Say, "maybe, someday, I've thought about it". Their reaction will tell you what they will do, before you actually get the tatoo. Both of my older kids got tatoos. I'm not real happy about their decisions, but I never gave them a hard time about it. The only reason it bothered me, was the fact that they got them in places where it's hard to cover up (forearms for my son and upper back for my daughter). You have to think about your future and how your artwork will look during an interview. Tatoos on the neck, hands and lower arms, aren't the greatest places for professionals to have. For a woman the upper back isn't always the greatest if they have to wear a nice dress for some function. When you are young, you don't usually think of yourself as having a job where you have to look really sharp and professional. Maybe you will never have a job like that, but you should always look your best in a job interview, even if the job doesn't require much contact with the public. It doesn't mean your tatoos will keep you from getting a good job, but why affect your chances when you can get tatoos in so many places. You don't have to break certain lines, such as the collar line or the short sleeve shirt line. These are things that parents think about. My younger son will want one some day. I tell him to wear a short sleeve dress shirt or a nice polo shirt to the tatoo place. When they apply the stencil transfer, you can see if the tatoo will stick out, then you can get it somewhere else. That's all I ask. He understands this. His half brother regrets his tatoo that goes up to the back of his neck. He can tell when he goes to interviews, that people keep looking at it. I'm glad my younger boy understands this fact.
What does getting a tattoo feel like?
Q. I wan to get a tattoo when I'm of age, but I'm scared. I have no clue what it feels like, and no friends or family have tattoos. I might get a white ink one at that. And a black one.
A. We write a daily tattoo blog so we have a ton of information that you could use! Don't know what you want for your first tattoo, we wrote a blog post about that:
"We suggest whatever tattoo you get, make sure its personal and small. What if you don�t like your tattoo? You have to stick with it for almost ever unless you get it removed, which also takes time to get rid of. Get something like an RIP tattoo of someone that was special to you that can remind you every day of how awesome that person was. If not an RIP tattoo, get something small that is noticeable but not something extreme and loud so people won�t make fun of you about it if its a dumb tattoo that was an accident. Getting small tattoos are always a good idea because if you don�t like it, its easier to remove and you it�s not too noticeable. "
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/what-should-my-first-tattoo-be/
Don't know what the pain will be like? Guess what, we wrote multiple articles on that too! We wrote one article called "Do Tattoos Hurt and How Will It Feel? Women Feel Less Pain Then Men?". Being a female is actually a plus because you might feel less pain. The pain will vary by person and how much each person can tolerate it. Also depends on what type of equipment the tattoo artists uses. If they use equipment with fewer needles, then obviously you will feel less pain. Tattoos in areas with softer skin will have more pain then others. Tattoo artists and surveys will show that women tolerate the pain more then men for some reason.
We also attached an image in the blog post that shows the amount of pain each part of the body hurts the most and what hurts the least. So you could look at the image and see what part hurts the least and get a tattoo there!
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/do-tattoos-hurt-and-how-will-it-feel-women-feel-less-pain-then-men/
I will add one more post we added called "Where Should I Put My Tattoo?". You might ask why does it matter where I get the tattoo placed on my body? If you get a tattoo in certain parts of the body it might ruin the tattoo in the long run a few years down the road or it might take longer like 10+ years. It really all depends on where you get it placed on your body and if you take care of it properly. Here is an infograph on a few suggestions on where you should get your tattoo placed on your body. We thought this might be helpful on choosing where you will place your next, or first, tattoo on your body.
We also added an image here that recommends the best place to get your tattoo!
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/where-should-i-put-my-tattoo/
Hopefully this helps you out when your eventually get your first tattoo!
"We suggest whatever tattoo you get, make sure its personal and small. What if you don�t like your tattoo? You have to stick with it for almost ever unless you get it removed, which also takes time to get rid of. Get something like an RIP tattoo of someone that was special to you that can remind you every day of how awesome that person was. If not an RIP tattoo, get something small that is noticeable but not something extreme and loud so people won�t make fun of you about it if its a dumb tattoo that was an accident. Getting small tattoos are always a good idea because if you don�t like it, its easier to remove and you it�s not too noticeable. "
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/what-should-my-first-tattoo-be/
Don't know what the pain will be like? Guess what, we wrote multiple articles on that too! We wrote one article called "Do Tattoos Hurt and How Will It Feel? Women Feel Less Pain Then Men?". Being a female is actually a plus because you might feel less pain. The pain will vary by person and how much each person can tolerate it. Also depends on what type of equipment the tattoo artists uses. If they use equipment with fewer needles, then obviously you will feel less pain. Tattoos in areas with softer skin will have more pain then others. Tattoo artists and surveys will show that women tolerate the pain more then men for some reason.
We also attached an image in the blog post that shows the amount of pain each part of the body hurts the most and what hurts the least. So you could look at the image and see what part hurts the least and get a tattoo there!
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/do-tattoos-hurt-and-how-will-it-feel-women-feel-less-pain-then-men/
I will add one more post we added called "Where Should I Put My Tattoo?". You might ask why does it matter where I get the tattoo placed on my body? If you get a tattoo in certain parts of the body it might ruin the tattoo in the long run a few years down the road or it might take longer like 10+ years. It really all depends on where you get it placed on your body and if you take care of it properly. Here is an infograph on a few suggestions on where you should get your tattoo placed on your body. We thought this might be helpful on choosing where you will place your next, or first, tattoo on your body.
We also added an image here that recommends the best place to get your tattoo!
Read more here: http://tatopia.com/my-first-tattoo/where-should-i-put-my-tattoo/
Hopefully this helps you out when your eventually get your first tattoo!
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