Would you get a quilt tattoo?
08-13-2011, 04:06 AM
#212
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WOW!! What a group! What mother would think she was more right not "forgiving" a tat, when she herself was judging? Another boo boo me thinks in the eyes of the rightous.?????
Originally Posted by olebat
As I drive around the country, I notice more tattoos in the lower economic ares. Yet tattoos are expensive. Is there any research on this? Do the more affluent have tats under cover of clothing for professional reasons? Are the lower economic individuals, the ones who can least afford the ornamentation, sporting their art to present a financial statement of "extra cash"? Or, perhaps they are below poverty level because they can't get respectable jobs with tattoos? In my early lifetime, tattoos were that of sailors and Marines, now it seems to be a fashion trend. What has changed?
About 10 years ago, I went to a wedding where all of the attendants had tattoos. The males had spiderwebs or or something on their necks. The maids & maidens had roses, hummingbirds, or some other colorful something on their shoulders or boobs. I later learned that the bride didn't want her parents to know that she had a tattoo on her breast, so everyone had a temporary "support" tattoo. The mother of the bride did not attend the reception because she was so turned off by the cheep look of what could have been an elegant affair. Last I heard, (several years ago) she would still not acknowledge her daughter for that stunt. Had the bride worn a higher cut gown, or covered her ornamentation with makeup, they may be on talking terms, but to have the entire wedding party deface themselves, was to this mother, an unpardonable sin.
About 10 years ago, I went to a wedding where all of the attendants had tattoos. The males had spiderwebs or or something on their necks. The maids & maidens had roses, hummingbirds, or some other colorful something on their shoulders or boobs. I later learned that the bride didn't want her parents to know that she had a tattoo on her breast, so everyone had a temporary "support" tattoo. The mother of the bride did not attend the reception because she was so turned off by the cheep look of what could have been an elegant affair. Last I heard, (several years ago) she would still not acknowledge her daughter for that stunt. Had the bride worn a higher cut gown, or covered her ornamentation with makeup, they may be on talking terms, but to have the entire wedding party deface themselves, was to this mother, an unpardonable sin.
08-13-2011, 04:58 AM
#213
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Wow, this thread certainly got WAY more responses than I thought it would get. I also never thought it would bring out such passionate opinions. I'm the only one in my family that has tattoos (I have 2). I have always been the black sheep of my family (HA!) but I march to the beat of a different drummer and my family has accepted me the way I am, tattoos and all. I guess I'm lucky in that no matter what I do, they still love me. Thank you everyone for your replies! It was very interesting to read all these responses. :D
08-13-2011, 05:41 AM
#214
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Originally Posted by everybody's mother
WOW!! What a group! What mother would think she was more right not "forgiving" a tat, when she herself was judging? Another boo boo me thinks in the eyes of the rightous.?????
08-13-2011, 12:10 PM
#216
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Originally Posted by grannypat7925
No tattoos for me! I would rather spend my money on more fabric!
08-13-2011, 01:02 PM
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I have always had the desire to get a small tatoo on my hip where only I could see it. Hubby, daughters and sister think that I am crazy!!! I'm 67 and everything is sagging by now.....so....why not a saggy tatoo??
08-13-2011, 07:02 PM
#218
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I joked with my daughter and SIL that I already have one and only when they are preparing my body for burial , will they ever see it. My daughter replied "I have seen her naked and she doesn't have one".. I chuckled and said, "time will tell".....
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