Mama... Don't let your babies grow up to be... adults. :-)
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OK... Ian (my oldest) just turned 18 last week. And to commemorate that event, he went out and did something he's been thinking about for over two years...
He got a tattoo...
Yes, an honest-to-goodness permanent tattoo in a tattoo parlor and all.
This whole incident was interesting in our household. My wife was really against it. She wouldn't forbid it (he *is* an adult now), but she was hoping he'd somehow not get around to it. Cam, his brother, thinks it's cool, if a little large. Then there's Dad (that would be me). I've got a phobia about needles. As in I come close to passing out when dealing with them. How cool for the father of an insulin-dependent diabetic! :-) So, I wouldn't/couldn't do a tattoo. But I supported his right to get it. I was also impressed with the fact that the design does have symbolic meaning for him, and he thought it through.
The funny part has been watching Ian go through the healing process. He's been in quite a bit of pain over the last few days. He's threatened to remove certain, um..., "body parts" if anyone touches his arm. We went to a soccer game the other evening, and someone there doesn't know how close they came to getting decked. The guy saw Ian's baseball cap and said something like "Great team!" as they popped him on the shoulder. Fortunate for all involved, it was the *other* shoulder.
So... for all of you with young children... See what you have to look forward to? :-)
OK... Ian (my oldest) just turned 18 last week. And to commemorate that event, he went out and did something he's been thinking about for over two years...
He got a tattoo...
Yes, an honest-to-goodness permanent tattoo in a tattoo parlor and all.
This whole incident was interesting in our household. My wife was really against it. She wouldn't forbid it (he *is* an adult now), but she was hoping he'd somehow not get around to it. Cam, his brother, thinks it's cool, if a little large. Then there's Dad (that would be me). I've got a phobia about needles. As in I come close to passing out when dealing with them. How cool for the father of an insulin-dependent diabetic! :-) So, I wouldn't/couldn't do a tattoo. But I supported his right to get it. I was also impressed with the fact that the design does have symbolic meaning for him, and he thought it through.
The funny part has been watching Ian go through the healing process. He's been in quite a bit of pain over the last few days. He's threatened to remove certain, um..., "body parts" if anyone touches his arm. We went to a soccer game the other evening, and someone there doesn't know how close they came to getting decked. The guy saw Ian's baseball cap and said something like "Great team!" as they popped him on the shoulder. Fortunate for all involved, it was the *other* shoulder.
So... for all of you with young children... See what you have to look forward to? :-)
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I thought a lot about it in about '95/'96 when the tattoo craze started to take off. I was going to get some combination of hops and barley (I was into making beer at the time). I never got around to doing it.
Thank you, God.
I guess if I got one now, it would be a biscuit. Wonder if I'll get around to that?
Posted by Tom At 09:52:46 On 16/08/2004 | - Website - |
As he said to me when I asked if he thought he would regret it later... Those are points he believes in now, and if his life views change later, he doesn't want to forget what he stood for at this point in time.
Well thought out, and I'm impressed... Still, you won't see me getting one unless I wake up with a tattoo and the previous evening is a distant blur...
Posted by Duffbert At 10:29:17 On 18/08/2004 | - Website - |
Keith
Posted by Keith Strickland At 06:35:02 On 16/08/2004 | - Website - |
1) I am training in a martial art - Choi Kwang Do (at Buford CKD - http://www.BufordCKD.com ). My training is a family affair, in that 4 of my 5 kids are also into it, and my wife just started (she's still a white belt). I am about a year away from my 1st degree black belt - when I get my black belt, I will get a tattoo that has the Korean characters for our motto - "Pil Sung", which stands for "certain victory", or never give up and always do your best. I want to get something fancy with it, but those characters will be central to the tat.
2) WHEN (if?) the Atlanta Falcons win a Super Bowl, I will get a tattoo commemorating it. The tattoo will also list the year of the SB win, with the ability to add more years (gotta think optimistically).
I am sure I will have tattoo 1 before tattoo 2
My wife has a tattoo on her ankle - a dolphin, and it is very nice.
Duffbert, what is the significance of your son's ink?
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