since we're talking about piercings

UrAnIdiot · April 2009

do you think it's weird for moms or people over a certain age to get tattoos?

for the record, i have a lot of tattoos and plan on getting more after my babies are born...including a sleeve on one or both arms. it's ok if you don't like it, i know tattoos aren't for everyone and won't be offended by honest responses!

WaitingForMyMiracle · April 2009

Here's where I'm a hypocrite. I LOVE tattoos- I'm so addicted. I can't wait to get another one after LO is born.

shannynhall · April 2009

I don't think it's weird at all. A good friend of ours is a tattoo artist and he sees people from all walks of life getting tattooed and I really don't think anything of it. I hate when people just walk in and pick something off of the wall.

Nicole Williams · April 2009

I have 4 right now and will probably get one or two more, I just feel like since I am a mother now I am going to need to make sure they are very tasteful and in places that can be covered. ?That is just my opinion though.

HotDish! · April 2009

It seems very common and socially acceptable these days. I personally don't like tattoos and don't have any myself but my sister is literally covered from top to bottom with them and DH has sleeves so it's a big part of my life.

jaclynmscott · April 2009

I dont think its weird. I have 8 and plan on more..they can all be covered if needed. I have been trying to get my mom to get one forever! I think the only weird thing would be placement after a certain age..I mean I have one on my hip that probably wont look great after 3 kids. Ah well.

Mrs_mam · April 2009

No, I think it's fine to get tattoos whenever. But I do always remember a trip I took to a water park. There was this grandma there with tons of wrinkled tattoos ALL OVER. It was pretty gross. She also didn't really need to be wearing a bikini.

Corinneallyson · April 2009

I'll get a few more. I have 2...love 'em. DH has 3 and plans to practically cover his body.

RandZB · April 2009

Nope. I have three and I plan on getting more, I have tons of ideas. If I thought I could get away with it at work I would get a half sleeve. Maybe if I'm ever fortunate enough to become a SAHM, I'll be able to do that. DH is moderately tattooed, and I'm hoping for him to keep working on a sleeve. The way I see it, most people my age nowadays are tattooed so we will all be old and wrinkled and tattooed together so the whippersnappers can point and laugh at us all.

As a PP said, I also HATE it when people just walk in and pick stuff off the wall. The only one I picked out of a book was a Mayan symbol for transition that we got on our honeymoon in Mexico, and that was only because we both wanted something that stood for a journey or change and that's what the artist suggested. People who flip through the big posters on the wall trying to pick out the perfect butterfly or rose kill me.

3PupsAndABaby · April 2009

speaking as someone that is pretty covered (2 full sleeve tattoos, huge piece on my shin, 2 pretty big pieces on my calves) i don't have a problem with it at all. but i am a complete snob when it comes to tattoos. i know i shouldn't be like that, i have pretty low self esteem but when it comes to my tattoos, i know they're amazing and i know they're done really well. i do look down on people with sh!tty tattoos and tattoos that mean absolutely nothing to them. i'm working on. i swear! haha i think it's fine for older women and men to get tattoos as long as it's not like mickey mouse or tigger like i see so often. and piercings, well i've outgrown them. i've had them since i was a teenager and currently have none anymore. i'm sure i could get some of them back in but i just feel like i'm too old for them. (i'm only 25 go figure) i'm all for individual expression.. just do your research and don't get something cause it's trendy :-D

p.s. i do worry that my child will get picked on or get embarassed cause i'm fully covered but i'm hoping by the time he hits that age, the other parents will be my age and almost everyone my age has a tattoo or 2. so it might be more socially acceptable

Jordan Goodenberger · April 2009

I have several. I don't think its weird at all. My mom and I got memorial tattoos together a few years ago. It was her first one and she was 45. Now she wants more!

J&MsMom · April 2009

Whatever floats your boat. I have three tats and plan to get one more. I also have a nose ring.

ceg2483 · April 2009

I have a tattoo and my DH has several, and I used to be quite pierced up.

I think tattoos are fine as long as you've thought about them (placement and design). I have a friend who is a vet who is getting a half sleeve--she's aware that she might have to cover it while she's a junior partner at a vet hospital, but hopes that eventually she'll build up enough clientele that like her that she'll be able to show it off.

What I do think is wierd are older people who continue to do the perfectly done up retro clothes/dyed hair/pierced/tattooed look. I know some people have jobs where they can get away with it, but it has always seemed so professionally limiting to me. It also seems like a lot of work to spend on a specific type of style, and it seems that those people are are defining themselves too much by what they look like. Then again, I'm a bit jealous--I sometimes miss my youthful days of crazy colored hair and lip rings!

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