Originally Posted by
TripleL
I think it will be beautiful and good for her..I have a few myself and frankly I dont care what other people think about them, I dont live my life based on others beliefs or views. As for what they will look like in 30 years, probably like they do now considering one of them is already almost 30 yrs..who cares? If you are going to judge me based on what you see, its not my loss.
I like how you think! I do not have any tattoos, nor do my kids or husband, but you are right: if people judge you it is their loss. I learned this lesson 30+ years ago when I was helping out at my children's church VBS. There was a teenage boy who came every day helping his mom. He had tattoos and piercings and long hair and weird clothes, and the image was a bit jarring, especially in that venue. But as I got to know him, and see him there every day helping out, I couldn't help but like and respect him. He was a gift in my life to help me learn to look beyond the outward appearance and see the person.
I saw a book a few years back when I was dealing with breast cancer. It was a coffee table book of photos of women who had had mastectomies and other surgeries and each woman had used tattoos as a way to beautify or enhance her scarred area. There were roses, angels, sunsets, all sorts of creative images, and each was beautiful since it was an expression of the woman's acceptance of her new body image. It seemed to be a healthy (if somewhat unconventional) way to say, this is my new body, and I love myself for having endured and conquered cancer.
Peace to all.