Would you allow your 8 year old to get a tattoo?

IFMTS

Our local radio station had a contest called tats for tots and they tattood the kid yesterday on the air.

I am all for tats, but not on my 8 year old child. NO WAY!

As soon as the artist started, the kid was saying "ouch, that hurts". The DJ told the mom to move closer to her son, so he could see her and hold her hand, she said "he's fine, he can handle it".

WBs_Bride

No way in hell.

Jodi&Joe

This has to be a joke!!  For real????

Rebekah1021

She should be shot. That's a bit harsh, but that is the stupidest thing I have heard. I would called Children's services.

kevschickee2

um hell no but I would let my 16 year old if they wanted it

Brewster

That's sick.

VivaAmore

Wow. No way and I consider myself to be a VERY liberal person/mom.

Susie2005

Is that even legal?

Jodi&Joe

kevschickee2:

um hell no but I would let my 16 year old if they wanted it

 

Really?!?!  I would never agree to giving permission for anything that has an age requirement to it.  When you get to be that age, you can do it.  Until then, unless you can figure out a way to do it on your own, it won't be happening.

cristiana

I did a google search and someone said that it was a hoax, and they say it was a late April fools joke in the podcast on the website. I can't believe they would tattoo a kid.

Rebekah1021

Jodi&Joe:

kevschickee2:

um hell no but I would let my 16 year old if they wanted it

 

Really?!?!  I would never agree to giving permission for anything that has an age requirement to it.  When you get to be that age, you can do it.  Until then, unless you can figure out a way to do it on your own, it won't be happening.

I agree. I had to wait until I was 18 for mine. I hope that DD never wants one

mommynow

It was probably fake.  We had something equally disturbing on one of our radio stations and it was totally fake.

LinzDavid

That is effed up.

femmegem

No.

kevschickee2

Jodi&Joe:

kevschickee2:

um hell no but I would let my 16 year old if they wanted it

 

Really?!?!  I would never agree to giving permission for anything that has an age requirement to it.  When you get to be that age, you can do it.  Until then, unless you can figure out a way to do it on your own, it won't be happening.

 

Yup I would but there would be restrictions on it.  You have to be doing good in school and stay out of trouble.  My mom signed permission for my sister to get her belly button and eye brow pierced.  Its not a big deal to me

omurray

Absolutely not.  In fact, I wouldn't let a 16 yr old get a tatoo.  Tatoos are permanent and I believe that only an adult equipped to understand the ramifications of that should be allowed to make that choice. 

IFMTS

I just went back to look at the website and apparently it was a hoax.

 I didn't listen to the whole segment, because it really made my stomach hurt.

 Sorry ladies.

YouAreMyILoveYou

My 18 y/o cousin got a tattoo when she was 14 (her step-dad owns a tattoo place in Philly) and now she HATES it and can't wait to get it lasered off.

When you are that young it is your parents responsibility to make GOOD decisions for you. I don't care about piercings, they can come out and close, but I won't let my child get a tattoo until they can get it on their own.

FWIW, I have 3 tats and had several piercings before I had DD1. I'm not against them, I just don't think it's a decision a child should be making.

Jodi&Joe

kevs -- piercings.  I could probably be swayed.

Tattoos -- nope.  I didn't get my first one until almost 21 and I still wish I had waited (as a matter of fact, my very first one is now covered up with another one).

rach&jay

I hope this is a joke.

Amanda&Chris

EW. No.

MrsJLK

I'm pretty sure that's a hoax.  I seriously hope that I can convince DD to NEVER get a tattoo or any unusual piercings.  I have two and have had my belly button, eyebrow and tongue pierced along with 7 piercings in my ears.  Obviously I went through some sort of stage.  I regret just about everything.  My eyebrow piercing has left a permanent scar.  It's not really that noticable but still.  AND of course I'm still stuck with these stupid tattoos that mean absolutely crap to me.  Thankfully they're on my back!